Mountain Webcap vs Narrow-striped Mongoose

Cortinarius alpinus compared with Mungotictis decemlineata

Key Differences

• Mountain Webcap is Least Concern while Narrow-striped Mongoose is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Webcap	Narrow-striped Mongoose
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Cortinarius	Mungotictis
Species	Cortinarius alpinus	Mungotictis decemlineata

Conservation Status

Mountain Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Narrow-striped Mongoose

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Webcap	Narrow-striped Mongoose
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.

Narrow-striped Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.