Goatcheese Webcap vs Mountain Water Rat

Cortinarius camphoratus compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

Goatcheese Webcap is Vulnerable while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goatcheese Webcap	Mountain Water 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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cortinarius	Baiyankamys
Species	Cortinarius camphoratus	Baiyankamys habbema

Conservation Status

Goatcheese Webcap

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goatcheese Webcap	Mountain Water 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.