Hotfoot Webcap vs Suricate

Cortinarius bulliardii compared with Suricata suricatta

Key Differences

Hotfoot Webcap is Endangered while Suricate is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotfoot Webcap	Suricate
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Suricata
Species	Cortinarius bulliardii	Suricata suricatta

Conservation Status

Hotfoot Webcap

EN — Endangered

Suricate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotfoot Webcap	Suricate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.