Fool's Webcap vs Japanese Water Shrew

Cortinarius orellanus compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Key Differences

• Fool's Webcap is Data Deficient while Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fool's Webcap	Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Chimarrogale
Species	Cortinarius orellanus	Chimarrogale platycephalus

Conservation Status

Fool's Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fool's Webcap	Japanese Water Shrew
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.

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.