Blunt Webcap vs Baiji

Cortinarius obtusus compared with Lipotes vexillifer

Key Differences

• Blunt Webcap is Least Concern while Baiji is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blunt Webcap	Baiji
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Lipotidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Lipotes
Species	Cortinarius obtusus	Lipotes vexillifer

Conservation Status

Blunt Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Baiji

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blunt Webcap	Baiji
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blunt Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Baiji

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blunt Webcap

The Blunt Webcap (Cortinarius obtusus) 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.

Baiji

The Chinese River Dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer) is a species in the genus Lipotes. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.