Contrary Webcap vs queue de lièvre

Cortinarius variicolor compared with Lagurus ovatus

Key Differences

• Contrary Webcap is Vulnerable while queue de lièvre is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Contrary Webcap	queue de lièvre
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Lagurus
Species	Cortinarius variicolor	Lagurus ovatus

Conservation Status

Contrary Webcap

VU — Vulnerable

queue de lièvre

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Contrary Webcap	queue de lièvre
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Contrary Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

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

queue de lièvre

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway