Blue-Girdled Webcap vs Desert Pocket Gopher

Cortinarius collinitus compared with Geomys arenarius

Key Differences

• Blue-Girdled Webcap is Least Concern while Desert Pocket Gopher is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Girdled Webcap	Desert Pocket Gopher
Kingdom	Fungi (mantar)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Bazitli mantarlar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Agaricales (Lamelli mantarlar)	Rodentia (kemiriciler)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Geomyidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Geomys
Species	Cortinarius collinitus	Geomys arenarius

Conservation Status

Blue-Girdled Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Desert Pocket Gopher

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Girdled Webcap	Desert Pocket Gopher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-Girdled Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Desert Pocket Gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue-Girdled Webcap

The Blue Girdled Webcap (Cortinarius collinitus) 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.