Blushing Webcap vs Mexican Fox Squirrel

Cortinarius cyanites compared with Sciurus nayaritensis

Key Differences

• Blushing Webcap is Data Deficient while Mexican Fox Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Webcap	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (真菌界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Agaricales (伞菌目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cortinarius	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Cortinarius cyanites	Sciurus nayaritensis

Conservation Status

Blushing Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Webcap	Mexican Fox Squirrel
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.

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.