Goatcheese Webcap vs Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Cortinarius camphoratus compared with Brachytarsomys villosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goatcheese Webcap	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Brachytarsomys
Species	Cortinarius camphoratus	Brachytarsomys villosa

Conservation Status

Goatcheese Webcap

VU — Vulnerable

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goatcheese Webcap	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goatcheese Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.