vs Grizzled Tree-kangaroo

Cortinarius urbicus compared with Dendrolagus inustus

Key Differences

  • is Data Deficient while Grizzled Tree-kangaroo is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Grizzled Tree-kangaroo
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family Cortinariaceae Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus Cortinarius Dendrolagus
Species Cortinarius urbicus Dendrolagus inustus

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Grizzled Tree-kangaroo

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Grizzled Tree-kangaroo
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, and Sweden.

Grizzled Tree-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cortinarius urbicus is a robust, fibrous-capped mushroom in the Cortinarius genus with a silky brown cap and rust-spored gills at maturity. It inhabits coniferous and mixed forests, forming ectomycorrhizal associations with spruce, pine, and occasionally deciduous trees. This fungus obtains nutrients by trading sugars with its tree partners in forest soil environments.

Grizzled Tree-kangaroo

No description available.

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