Freckled Webcap vs Montane Water Vole

Cortinarius spilomeus compared with Arvicola scherman

Key Differences

Freckled Webcap is Endangered while Montane Water Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Freckled Webcap	Montane Water Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Arvicola
Species	Cortinarius spilomeus	Arvicola scherman

Conservation Status

Freckled Webcap

EN — Endangered

Montane Water Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Freckled Webcap	Montane Water Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Freckled Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.