Mountain Webcap vs Porter s Rock Rat

Cortinarius alpinus compared with Aconaemys porteri

Key Differences

• Mountain Webcap is Least Concern while Porter s Rock Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Webcap	Porter s Rock 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	Octodontidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Aconaemys
Species	Cortinarius alpinus	Aconaemys porteri

Conservation Status

Mountain Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Porter s Rock Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Webcap	Porter s Rock 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.

Porter s Rock Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.