Black-headed Night Monkey vs Flaming Scalycap

Aotus nigriceps compared with Pholiota flammans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	Flaming Scalycap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Aotidae	Strophariaceae
Genus	Aotus	Pholiota
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Pholiota flammans

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Flaming Scalycap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Night Monkey	Flaming Scalycap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flaming Scalycap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (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.