Earthy Webcap vs Eastern Mole

Cortinarius hinnuleus compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Earthy Webcap	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Scalopus
Species	Cortinarius hinnuleus	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Earthy Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Earthy Webcap	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Earthy Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.