Mountain Webcap vs Orinocan Speckled Tree-rat

Cortinarius alpinus compared with Pattonomys punctatus

Key Differences

• Mountain Webcap is Least Concern while Orinocan Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Webcap	Orinocan Speckled Tree-rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Pattonomys
Species	Cortinarius alpinus	Pattonomys punctatus

Conservation Status

Mountain Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Orinocan Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Webcap	Orinocan Speckled Tree-rat
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.

Orinocan Speckled Tree-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.