vs Long-tailed Marmot

Cortinarius subbalaustinus compared with Marmota caudata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Long-tailed Marmot
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Cortinariaceae Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus Cortinarius Marmota
Species Cortinarius subbalaustinus Marmota caudata

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Long-tailed Marmot
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Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Long-tailed Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cortinarius subbalaustinus is a medium-sized, web-capped mushroom with rusty-brown coloring and a cortina veil characteristic of the large Cortinarius genus. It grows in deciduous and mixed forests forming ectomycorrhizal associations with oak and related hardwood trees in temperate Europe. This fungus exchanges nutrients with tree roots and produces fruiting bodies in autumn.

Long-tailed Marmot

No description available.

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