Fool's Webcap vs Greater Chinese Mole

Cortinarius orellanus compared with Euroscaptor grandis

Key Differences

• Fool's Webcap is Data Deficient while Greater Chinese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fool's Webcap	Greater Chinese Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Euroscaptor
Species	Cortinarius orellanus	Euroscaptor grandis

Conservation Status

Fool's Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Greater Chinese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fool's Webcap	Greater Chinese Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fool's Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Greater Chinese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.