Hotfoot Webcap vs Mountain Water Rat

Cortinarius bulliardii compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotfoot 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 bulliardii	Baiyankamys habbema

Conservation Status

Hotfoot Webcap

EN — Endangered

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotfoot Webcap	Mountain Water 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.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.