Fat-tailed Jird vs Mealy Webcap

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Cortinarius aleuriosmus

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern while Mealy Webcap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Mealy 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 aleuriosmus

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Mealy Webcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mealy Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.