Birken-Gürtelfuß vs Rohrkatze

Cortinarius bivelus compared with Felis chaus

Key Differences

• Birken-Gürtelfuß is Data Deficient while Rohrkatze is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Birken-Gürtelfuß	Rohrkatze
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Agaricales (Champignonartige)	Carnivora (Raubtiere)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Cortinarius	Felis (Small Cats)
Species	Cortinarius bivelus	Felis chaus

Conservation Status

Birken-Gürtelfuß

DD — Data Deficient

Rohrkatze

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Birken-Gürtelfuß	Rohrkatze
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Birken-Gürtelfuß

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Rohrkatze

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.

Birken-Gürtelfuß

Cortinarius bivelus is a mycorrhizal agaric fungus in the family Cortinariaceae, assessed as Data Deficient (DD). Like other members of the genus, it forms ectomycorrhizal associations with forest trees and produces a characteristic cobweb-like cortina veil when young. Insufficient data on its distribution and population size prevent a reliable conservation assessment.