Contrary Webcap vs Little long-tailed dunnart

Cortinarius variicolor compared with Sminthopsis dolichura

Key Differences

Contrary Webcap is Vulnerable while Little long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Contrary Webcap	Little long-tailed dunnart
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Cortinarius	Sminthopsis
Species	Cortinarius variicolor	Sminthopsis dolichura

Conservation Status

Contrary Webcap

VU — Vulnerable

Little long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Contrary Webcap	Little long-tailed dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Contrary Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.