Mountain Webcap vs Northern elephant seal

Cortinarius alpinus compared with Mirounga angustirostris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Webcap	Northern elephant seal
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Cortinarius	Mirounga
Species	Cortinarius alpinus	Mirounga angustirostris

Conservation Status

Mountain Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Northern elephant seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Webcap	Northern elephant seal
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 elephant seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.