Peaked Webcap vs Red-and-green Macaw

Cortinarius acutus compared with Ara chloropterus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peaked Webcap	Red-and-green Macaw
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Cortinarius	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Cortinarius acutus	Ara chloropterus

Conservation Status

Peaked Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Red-and-green Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peaked Webcap	Red-and-green Macaw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peaked Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Red-and-green Macaw

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (United Arab Emirates), Europe (Norway, United Kingdom), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Red-and-green Macaw

Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloropterus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway