Mountain Webcap vs Northern Bettong

Cortinarius alpinus compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Mountain Webcap is Least Concern while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Webcap	Northern Bettong
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Bettongia
Species	Cortinarius alpinus	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

Mountain Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Webcap	Northern Bettong
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.

Northern Bettong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.