Girdled Webcap vs Dauphin à bosse

Cortinarius trivialis compared with Sousa plumbea

Key Differences

• Girdled Webcap is Least Concern while Dauphin à bosse is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Girdled Webcap	Dauphin à bosse
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	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Cortinarius	Sousa
Species	Cortinarius trivialis	Sousa plumbea

Conservation Status

Girdled Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Dauphin à bosse

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Girdled Webcap	Dauphin à bosse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Girdled Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Dauphin à bosse

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Greece. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.