Goliath Webcap vs Mexican Agouti

Cortinarius praestans compared with Dasyprocta mexicana

Key Differences

• Goliath Webcap is Near Threatened while Mexican Agouti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goliath Webcap	Mexican Agouti
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Dasyproctidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Dasyprocta
Species	Cortinarius praestans	Dasyprocta mexicana

Conservation Status

Goliath Webcap

NT — Near Threatened

Mexican Agouti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goliath Webcap	Mexican Agouti
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goliath Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Mexican Agouti

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

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