Girdled Webcap vs Mexican prairie dog

Cortinarius trivialis compared with Cynomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• Girdled Webcap is Least Concern while Mexican prairie dog is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Girdled Webcap	Mexican prairie dog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cortinarius	Cynomys
Species	Cortinarius trivialis	Cynomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Girdled Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Mexican prairie dog

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Girdled Webcap	Mexican prairie dog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Girdled Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

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

Mexican prairie dog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.