Goatcheese Webcap vs Meerkat

Cortinarius camphoratus compared with Suricata suricatta

Key Differences

Goatcheese Webcap is Vulnerable while Meerkat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goatcheese Webcap	Meerkat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Suricata
Species	Cortinarius camphoratus	Suricata suricatta

Conservation Status

Goatcheese Webcap

VU — Vulnerable

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goatcheese Webcap	Meerkat
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.