Giant Blind Mole Rat vs Girdled Webcap

Spalax giganteus compared with Cortinarius trivialis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Blind Mole Rat	Girdled Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Spalacidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Spalax	Cortinarius
Species	Spalax giganteus	Cortinarius trivialis

Conservation Status

Giant Blind Mole Rat

LC — Least Concern

Girdled Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Blind Mole Rat	Girdled Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Blind Mole Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Girdled Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.