Mountain Webcap vs Pallid Pygmy Jerboa

Cortinarius alpinus compared with Salpingotus pallidus

Key Differences

• Mountain Webcap is Least Concern while Pallid Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Webcap	Pallid Pygmy Jerboa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Salpingotus
Species	Cortinarius alpinus	Salpingotus pallidus

Conservation Status

Mountain Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Pallid Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Webcap	Pallid Pygmy Jerboa
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.

Pallid Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.