Bitter Webcap vs Lesser Cachalot

Cortinarius infractus compared with Kogia breviceps

Key Differences

• Bitter Webcap is Least Concern while Lesser Cachalot is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Webcap	Lesser Cachalot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Kogiidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Kogia
Species	Cortinarius infractus	Kogia breviceps

Conservation Status

Bitter Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Cachalot

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Webcap	Lesser Cachalot
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.

Lesser Cachalot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden