Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Mountain Webcap

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Cortinarius alpinus

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Mountain Webcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Mountain Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Nesomyidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Cortinarius
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Cortinarius alpinus

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Mountain Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.