Blunt Webcap vs Dauphin de La Plata

Cortinarius obtusus compared with Pontoporia blainvillei

Key Differences

• Blunt Webcap is Least Concern while Dauphin de La Plata is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blunt Webcap	Dauphin de La Plata
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	Pontoporiidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Pontoporia
Species	Cortinarius obtusus	Pontoporia blainvillei

Conservation Status

Blunt Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Dauphin de La Plata

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blunt Webcap	Dauphin de La Plata
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.

Dauphin de La Plata

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.