Fat-tailed Jird vs Golden Webcap

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Cortinarius humicola

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while Golden Webcap is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Golden Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Cortinarius
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Cortinarius humicola

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Golden Webcap

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Golden Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Golden Webcap

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.