Bitter Webcap vs Desert Pocket Gopher

Cortinarius infractus compared with Geomys arenarius

Key Differences

• Bitter Webcap is Least Concern while Desert Pocket Gopher is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Webcap	Desert Pocket Gopher
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Agaricales (주름버섯목)	Rodentia (설치류)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Geomyidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Geomys
Species	Cortinarius infractus	Geomys arenarius

Conservation Status

Bitter Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Desert Pocket Gopher

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Webcap	Desert Pocket Gopher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

Desert Pocket Gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bitter Webcap

The Bitter Webcap (Cortinarius infractus) is a species in the genus Cortinarius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.