Goatcheese Webcap vs Peninsular Pocket Mouse

Cortinarius camphoratus compared with Chaetodipus rudinoris

Key Differences

Goatcheese Webcap is Vulnerable while Peninsular Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goatcheese Webcap	Peninsular Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Chaetodipus
Species	Cortinarius camphoratus	Chaetodipus rudinoris

Conservation Status

Goatcheese Webcap

VU — Vulnerable

Peninsular Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goatcheese Webcap	Peninsular Pocket Mouse
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.