Black-headed Night Monkey vs Fiery Milkcap

Aotus nigriceps compared with Lactarius pyrogalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	Fiery Milkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Aotidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Aotus	Lactarius
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Lactarius pyrogalus

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Fiery Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Night Monkey	Fiery Milkcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fiery Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

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

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.