Mountain Webcap vs Omilteme Cottontail

Cortinarius alpinus compared with Sylvilagus insonus

Key Differences

• Mountain Webcap is Least Concern while Omilteme Cottontail is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Webcap	Omilteme Cottontail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Cortinarius	Sylvilagus
Species	Cortinarius alpinus	Sylvilagus insonus

Conservation Status

Mountain Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Omilteme Cottontail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Webcap	Omilteme Cottontail
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.

Omilteme Cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.