Hotfoot Webcap vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Cortinarius bulliardii compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• Hotfoot Webcap is Endangered while Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotfoot Webcap	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cortinarius	Ictidomys
Species	Cortinarius bulliardii	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Hotfoot Webcap

EN — Endangered

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotfoot Webcap	Mexican Ground Squirrel
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.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.