vs Gray-cowled Wood-Rail

Cortinarius bivelus compared with Aramides cajanea

Key Differences

is Data Deficient while Gray-cowled Wood-Rail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Gray-cowled Wood-Rail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Rallidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Aramides
Species	Cortinarius bivelus	Aramides cajanea

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Gray-cowled Wood-Rail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Gray-cowled Wood-Rail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Gray-cowled Wood-Rail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Cortinarius bivelus is a mycorrhizal agaric fungus in the family Cortinariaceae, assessed as Data Deficient (DD). Like other members of the genus, it forms ectomycorrhizal associations with forest trees and produces a characteristic cobweb-like cortina veil when young. Insufficient data on its distribution and population size prevent a reliable conservation assessment.

Gray-cowled Wood-Rail

Gray-cowled Wood-Rail (Aramides cajanea) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.