Blushing Webcap vs Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

Cortinarius cyanites compared with Sphiggurus pruinosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Webcap	Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Sphiggurus
Species	Cortinarius cyanites	Sphiggurus pruinosus

Conservation Status

Blushing Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Webcap	Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blushing Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Blushing Webcap

The Blushing Webcap (Cortinarius cyanites) is a species in the genus Cortinarius. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.