Mealy Webcap vs Scaled Fruiteater

Cortinarius aleuriosmus compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Key Differences

Mealy Webcap is Not Evaluated while Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mealy Webcap	Scaled Fruiteater
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Cotingidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Ampelioides
Species	Cortinarius aleuriosmus	Ampelioides tschudii

Conservation Status

Mealy Webcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mealy Webcap	Scaled Fruiteater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mealy Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Scaled Fruiteater

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Scaled Fruiteater (Ampelioides tschudii) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.