Hotfoot Webcap vs Mexican Harvest Mouse

Cortinarius bulliardii compared with Reithrodontomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• Hotfoot Webcap is Endangered while Mexican Harvest Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotfoot Webcap	Mexican Harvest Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Reithrodontomys
Species	Cortinarius bulliardii	Reithrodontomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Hotfoot Webcap

EN — Endangered

Mexican Harvest Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotfoot Webcap	Mexican Harvest Mouse
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.

Mexican Harvest Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.