Foca Pia vs Mountain Webcap

Pagophilus groenlandicus compared with Cortinarius alpinus

Key Differences

• Foca Pia is Not Evaluated while Mountain Webcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foca Pia	Mountain Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Pagophilus	Cortinarius
Species	Pagophilus groenlandicus	Cortinarius alpinus

Conservation Status

Foca Pia

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Foca Pia	Mountain Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Foca Pia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Mountain Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden