Bitter Webcap vs Highland Mangabey

Cortinarius infractus compared with Rungwecebus kipunji

Key Differences

• Bitter Webcap is Least Concern while Highland Mangabey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Webcap	Highland Mangabey
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Cortinarius	Rungwecebus
Species	Cortinarius infractus	Rungwecebus kipunji

Conservation Status

Bitter Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Highland Mangabey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Webcap	Highland Mangabey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

Highland Mangabey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bitter Webcap

The Bitter Webcap (Cortinarius infractus) 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.