Mountain Webcap vs Potto

Cortinarius alpinus compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Mountain Webcap is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Webcap	Potto
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Perodicticus
Species	Cortinarius alpinus	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Mountain Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Webcap	Potto
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.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.