Fool's Webcap vs Mérida Brocket

Cortinarius orellanus compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Fool's Webcap is Data Deficient while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fool's Webcap	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Artiodactyla (อันดับสัตว์กีบคู่)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Cortinarius	Mazama
Species	Cortinarius orellanus	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

Fool's Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fool's Webcap	Mérida Brocket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fool's Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.