Big-Bellied Webcap vs Fiery Squirrel

Cortinarius largus compared with Sciurus flammifer

Key Differences

  • Big-Bellied Webcap is Least Concern while Fiery Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-Bellied Webcap Fiery Squirrel
Kingdom Fungi (เห็ดรา) Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family Cortinariaceae Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus Cortinarius Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species Cortinarius largus Sciurus flammifer

Conservation Status

Big-Bellied Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Fiery Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-Bellied Webcap Fiery Squirrel
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-Bellied Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Fiery Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Big-Bellied Webcap

The Big-Bellied Webcap (Cortinarius largus) 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.

Fiery Squirrel

No description available.

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