Bettongie de Lesueur vs Hotfoot Webcap

Bettongia lesueur compared with Cortinarius bulliardii

Key Differences

• Bettongie de Lesueur is Near Threatened while Hotfoot Webcap is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bettongie de Lesueur	Hotfoot Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Potoroidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Cortinarius
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Cortinarius bulliardii

Conservation Status

Bettongie de Lesueur

NT — Near Threatened

Hotfoot Webcap

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bettongie de Lesueur	Hotfoot Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bettongie de Lesueur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hotfoot Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bettongie de Lesueur

The Boodie (Bettongia lesueur) is a species in the genus Bettongia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.