Black-headed Night Monkey vs Contrary Webcap

Aotus nigriceps compared with Cortinarius variicolor

Key Differences

• Black-headed Night Monkey is Least Concern while Contrary Webcap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	Contrary Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Aotidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Aotus	Cortinarius
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Cortinarius variicolor

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Contrary Webcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Night Monkey	Contrary Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Contrary Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Black-headed Night Monkey

The Black-headed Night Monkey (Aotus nigriceps) is a species in the genus Aotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.