Hygrophaner Dickfuß vs Mähnenhirsch

Cortinarius malachius compared with Rusa timorensis

Key Differences

Hygrophaner Dickfuß is Least Concern while Mähnenhirsch is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hygrophaner Dickfuß	Mähnenhirsch
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Agaricales (Champignonartige)	Artiodactyla (Paarhufer)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Cortinarius	Rusa
Species	Cortinarius malachius	Rusa timorensis

Conservation Status

Hygrophaner Dickfuß

LC — Least Concern

Mähnenhirsch

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hygrophaner Dickfuß	Mähnenhirsch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hygrophaner Dickfuß

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Mähnenhirsch

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius, New Zealand, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.