vs Ooldea dunnart

Cortinarius hillieri compared with Sminthopsis ooldea

Key Differences

• is Endangered while Ooldea dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Ooldea dunnart
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Cortinarius	Sminthopsis
Species	Cortinarius hillieri	Sminthopsis ooldea

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Ooldea dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Ooldea dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cortinarius hillieri is a mycorrhizal agaric fungus in the family Cortinariaceae, assessed as Endangered (EN). It forms ectomycorrhizal associations with forest trees and produces characteristic cobweb-like veils (cortina) when young. Its endangered status reflects habitat loss through deforestation and changes in woodland management.