Mountain Webcap vs New Guinean planigale

Cortinarius alpinus compared with Planigale novaeguineae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Mountain Webcap New Guinean planigale
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family Cortinariaceae Dasyuridae
Genus Cortinarius Planigale
Species Cortinarius alpinus Planigale novaeguineae

Conservation Status

Mountain Webcap

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Mountain Webcap New Guinean planigale
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.

New Guinean planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Webcap

No description available.

New Guinean planigale

No description available.

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