Fool's Webcap vs New Guinean planigale

Cortinarius orellanus compared with Planigale novaeguineae

Key Differences

• Fool's Webcap is Data Deficient while New Guinean planigale is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fool's Webcap	New Guinean planigale
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Cortinarius	Planigale
Species	Cortinarius orellanus	Planigale novaeguineae

Conservation Status

Fool's Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fool's Webcap	New Guinean planigale
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.

New Guinean planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.