Mountain Webcap vs Mouse bandicoot

Cortinarius alpinus compared with Microperoryctes murina

Key Differences

• Mountain Webcap is Least Concern while Mouse bandicoot is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Webcap	Mouse bandicoot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Peramelidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Microperoryctes
Species	Cortinarius alpinus	Microperoryctes murina

Conservation Status

Mountain Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Mouse bandicoot

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Webcap	Mouse bandicoot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Mouse bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.