Fool's Webcap vs Large Short-tailed Rat

Cortinarius orellanus compared with Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Key Differences

• Fool's Webcap is Data Deficient while Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fool's Webcap	Large Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Brachyuromys
Species	Cortinarius orellanus	Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Conservation Status

Fool's Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fool's Webcap	Large Short-tailed Rat
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.

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.