Mountain Webcap vs Northern Hopping Mouse

Cortinarius alpinus compared with Notomys aquilo

Key Differences

• Mountain Webcap is Least Concern while Northern Hopping Mouse is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Webcap	Northern Hopping Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cortinarius	Notomys
Species	Cortinarius alpinus	Notomys aquilo

Conservation Status

Mountain Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Northern Hopping Mouse

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Webcap	Northern Hopping Mouse
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 Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.