Fool's Webcap vs Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Cortinarius orellanus compared with Calomyscus hotsoni

Key Differences

• Fool's Webcap is Data Deficient while Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fool's Webcap	Hotson’s Brush-tailed 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	Calomyscidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Calomyscus
Species	Cortinarius orellanus	Calomyscus hotsoni

Conservation Status

Fool's Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fool's Webcap	Hotson’s Brush-tailed 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.

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.