cortinaria terrosa vs Erizo Orejudo

Cortinarius humicola compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

cortinaria terrosa is Endangered while Erizo Orejudo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cortinaria terrosa	Erizo Orejudo
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Hemiechinus
Species	Cortinarius humicola	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

cortinaria terrosa

EN — Endangered

Erizo Orejudo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cortinaria terrosa	Erizo Orejudo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

cortinaria terrosa

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.