Blue-Girdled Webcap vs Tuza arenera

Cortinarius collinitus compared with Geomys arenarius

Key Differences

• Blue-Girdled Webcap is Least Concern while Tuza arenera is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Girdled Webcap	Tuza arenera
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Geomyidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Geomys
Species	Cortinarius collinitus	Geomys arenarius

Conservation Status

Blue-Girdled Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Tuza arenera

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Girdled Webcap	Tuza arenera
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-Girdled Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Tuza arenera

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue-Girdled Webcap

The Blue Girdled Webcap (Cortinarius collinitus) is a species in the genus Cortinarius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.