Bitter Webcap vs Malayan porcupine

Cortinarius infractus compared with Hystrix brachyura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Webcap	Malayan porcupine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Hystricidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Hystrix
Species	Cortinarius infractus	Hystrix brachyura

Conservation Status

Bitter Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Webcap	Malayan porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

Malayan porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Bitter Webcap

The Bitter Webcap (Cortinarius infractus) 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.