Blushing Webcap vs Brindled Plume

Cortinarius cyanites compared with Amblyptilia punctidactyla

Key Differences

Blushing Webcap is Data Deficient while Brindled Plume is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Webcap	Brindled Plume
Kingdom	Fungi (真菌界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Agaricales (伞菌目)	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Cortinarius	Amblyptilia
Species	Cortinarius cyanites	Amblyptilia punctidactyla

Conservation Status

Blushing Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Brindled Plume

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Webcap	Brindled Plume
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.

Brindled Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (4 countries) and Europe (25 countries).

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.

Brindled Plume

The Brindled Plume (Amblyptilia punctidactyla) is a species in the genus Amblyptilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland en