Blushing Webcap vs Common Seahorse

Cortinarius cyanites compared with Hippocampus kuda

Key Differences

Blushing Webcap is Data Deficient while Common Seahorse is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Webcap	Common Seahorse
Kingdom	Fungi (mantar)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Bazitli mantarlar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fish)
Order	Agaricales (Lamelli mantarlar)	Perciformes (Levreksiler)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Pomacentridae (Clownfish & Damselfish)
Genus	Cortinarius	Amphiprion (Clownfish)
Species	Cortinarius cyanites	Hippocampus kuda

Conservation Status

Blushing Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Common Seahorse

VU — Vulnerable

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Webcap	Common Seahorse
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	5 years
Average Length	—	17 cm
Average Weight	—	10 g

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blushing Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Common Seahorse

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, and Philippines. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.