Amber Jelly vs Mona Monkey

Exidia recisa compared with Cercopithecus mona

Key Differences

• Amber Jelly is Least Concern while Mona Monkey is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amber Jelly	Mona Monkey
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Auriculariaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Exidia	Cercopithecus
Species	Exidia recisa	Cercopithecus mona

Conservation Status

Amber Jelly

LC — Least Concern

Mona Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amber Jelly	Mona Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amber Jelly

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Mona Monkey

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Grenada and Sao Tome and Principe. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Amber Jelly

The Amber Jelly (Exidia recisa) is a species in the genus Exidia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.