Mountain Webcap vs Pale fox

Cortinarius alpinus compared with Vulpes pallida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Webcap	Pale fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Cortinarius	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Cortinarius alpinus	Vulpes pallida

Conservation Status

Mountain Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Pale fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Webcap	Pale fox
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.

Pale fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.