Blushing Webcap vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Cortinarius cyanites compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• Blushing Webcap is Data Deficient while Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Webcap	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cortinarius	Ictidomys
Species	Cortinarius cyanites	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Blushing Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Webcap	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blushing Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blushing Webcap

The Blushing Webcap (Cortinarius cyanites) is a species in the genus Cortinarius. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.