Goatcheese Webcap vs Porter s Rock Rat

Cortinarius camphoratus compared with Aconaemys porteri

Key Differences

Goatcheese Webcap is Vulnerable while Porter s Rock Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goatcheese Webcap	Porter s Rock 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	Octodontidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Aconaemys
Species	Cortinarius camphoratus	Aconaemys porteri

Conservation Status

Goatcheese Webcap

VU — Vulnerable

Porter s Rock Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goatcheese Webcap	Porter s Rock 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.