Mountain Webcap vs Pig-footed bandicoot

Cortinarius alpinus compared with Chaeropus ecaudatus

Key Differences

• Mountain Webcap is Least Concern while Pig-footed bandicoot is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Webcap	Pig-footed bandicoot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Chaeropodidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Chaeropus
Species	Cortinarius alpinus	Chaeropus ecaudatus

Conservation Status

Mountain Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Pig-footed bandicoot

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Webcap	Pig-footed bandicoot
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.

Pig-footed bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.