Hotfoot Webcap vs Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Cortinarius bulliardii compared with Pygeretmus platyurus

Key Differences

• Hotfoot Webcap is Endangered while Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotfoot Webcap	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Pygeretmus
Species	Cortinarius bulliardii	Pygeretmus platyurus

Conservation Status

Hotfoot Webcap

EN — Endangered

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotfoot Webcap	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
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.

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.