Goatcheese Webcap vs Oriente Cave Rat

Cortinarius camphoratus compared with Boromys offella

Key Differences

Goatcheese Webcap is Vulnerable while Oriente Cave Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goatcheese Webcap	Oriente Cave 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	Echimyidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Boromys
Species	Cortinarius camphoratus	Boromys offella

Conservation Status

Goatcheese Webcap

VU — Vulnerable

Oriente Cave Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goatcheese Webcap	Oriente Cave 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.