Fawn-colored Mouse vs Golden Webcap

Mus cervicolor compared with Cortinarius humicola

Key Differences

• Fawn-colored Mouse is Least Concern while Golden Webcap is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fawn-colored Mouse	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	Mus (House Mice)	Cortinarius
Species	Mus cervicolor	Cortinarius humicola

Conservation Status

Fawn-colored Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Golden Webcap

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fawn-colored Mouse	Golden Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fawn-colored Mouse

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.