Blushing Webcap vs Mexican Fox Squirrel

Cortinarius cyanites compared with Sciurus nayaritensis

Key Differences

• Blushing Webcap is Data Deficient while Mexican Fox Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Webcap	Mexican Fox 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 cyanites	Sciurus nayaritensis

Conservation Status

Blushing Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Webcap	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blushing Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blushing Webcap

The Blushing Webcap (Cortinarius cyanites) is a species in the genus Cortinarius. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.