Goatcheese Webcap vs Kamchatka Shrew

Cortinarius camphoratus compared with Sorex camtschatica

Key Differences

Goatcheese Webcap is Vulnerable while Kamchatka Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goatcheese Webcap	Kamchatka Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Sorex
Species	Cortinarius camphoratus	Sorex camtschatica

Conservation Status

Goatcheese Webcap

VU — Vulnerable

Kamchatka Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goatcheese Webcap	Kamchatka Shrew
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.