Girdled Webcap vs North American Badger

Cortinarius trivialis compared with Taxidea taxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Girdled Webcap	North American Badger
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Cortinarius	Taxidea
Species	Cortinarius trivialis	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

Girdled Webcap

LC — Least Concern

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Girdled Webcap	North American Badger
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.

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.