Blue-Girdled Webcap vs Faux Rat D'Eau

Cortinarius collinitus compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• Blue-Girdled Webcap is Least Concern while Faux Rat D'Eau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Girdled Webcap	Faux Rat D'Eau
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cortinarius	Xeromys
Species	Cortinarius collinitus	Xeromys myoides

Conservation Status

Blue-Girdled Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Faux Rat D'Eau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Girdled Webcap	Faux Rat D'Eau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-Girdled Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Faux Rat D'Eau

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue-Girdled Webcap

The Blue Girdled Webcap (Cortinarius collinitus) 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.