Golden Webcap vs Long-tailed Chinchilla

Cortinarius humicola compared with Chinchilla lanigera

Key Differences

• Golden Webcap is Endangered while Long-tailed Chinchilla is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden Webcap	Long-tailed Chinchilla
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Chinchillidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Chinchilla
Species	Cortinarius humicola	Chinchilla lanigera

Conservation Status

Golden Webcap

EN — Endangered

Long-tailed Chinchilla

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden Webcap	Long-tailed Chinchilla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Long-tailed Chinchilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, and Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark