Long-tailed Marmot vs Mountain Webcap

Marmota caudata compared with Cortinarius alpinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Marmot	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	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Marmota	Cortinarius
Species	Marmota caudata	Cortinarius alpinus

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Marmot	Mountain Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Marmot

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.