Golden Webcap vs Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse

Cortinarius humicola compared with Myomimus personatus

Key Differences

Golden Webcap is Endangered while Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden Webcap	Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Gliridae
Genus	Cortinarius	Myomimus
Species	Cortinarius humicola	Myomimus personatus

Conservation Status

Golden Webcap

EN — Endangered

Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden Webcap	Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse
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.