Golden Webcap vs Mountain Water Rat

Cortinarius humicola compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Golden Webcap is Endangered while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden Webcap	Mountain Water 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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cortinarius	Baiyankamys
Species	Cortinarius humicola	Baiyankamys habbema

Conservation Status

Golden Webcap

EN — Endangered

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden Webcap	Mountain Water Rat
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.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.