Fool's Webcap vs Montane Water Vole

Cortinarius orellanus compared with Arvicola scherman

Key Differences

• Fool's Webcap is Data Deficient while Montane Water Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fool's Webcap	Montane Water Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Arvicola
Species	Cortinarius orellanus	Arvicola scherman

Conservation Status

Fool's Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Montane Water Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fool's Webcap	Montane Water Vole
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.

Montane Water Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Belgium.