Mountain Webcap vs Perezoso Pigmeo

Cortinarius alpinus compared with Bradypus pygmaeus

Key Differences

• Mountain Webcap is Least Concern while Perezoso Pigmeo is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Webcap	Perezoso Pigmeo
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Bradypodidae (Three-toed Sloths)
Genus	Cortinarius	Bradypus (Three-toed Sloths)
Species	Cortinarius alpinus	Bradypus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

Mountain Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Perezoso Pigmeo

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Webcap	Perezoso Pigmeo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Perezoso Pigmeo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.