Hotfoot Webcap vs Large Short-tailed Rat

Cortinarius bulliardii compared with Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Key Differences

• Hotfoot Webcap is Endangered while Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotfoot Webcap	Large Short-tailed 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	Nesomyidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Brachyuromys
Species	Cortinarius bulliardii	Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Conservation Status

Hotfoot Webcap

EN — Endangered

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotfoot Webcap	Large Short-tailed Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotfoot 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.

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.