Fool's Webcap vs Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Cortinarius orellanus compared with Chiropodomys major

Key Differences

• Fool's Webcap is Data Deficient while Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fool's Webcap	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cortinarius	Chiropodomys
Species	Cortinarius orellanus	Chiropodomys major

Conservation Status

Fool's Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fool's Webcap	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fool's Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.