Blunt Webcap vs Little Ground Squirrel

Cortinarius obtusus compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blunt Webcap Little Ground Squirrel
Kingdom Fungi (грибы) Animalia (животные)
Phylum Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты) Chordata (хордовые)
Class Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты) Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order Agaricales (агариковые) Rodentia (грызуны)
Family Cortinariaceae Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus Cortinarius Spermophilus
Species Cortinarius obtusus Spermophilus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

Blunt Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blunt Webcap Little Ground Squirrel
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blunt Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.

Blunt Webcap

The Blunt Webcap (Cortinarius obtusus) 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.

Little Ground Squirrel

No description available.

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