Black-headed Night Monkey vs Golden Webcap

Aotus nigriceps compared with Cortinarius humicola

Key Differences

• Black-headed Night Monkey is Least Concern while Golden Webcap is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	Golden 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 humicola

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Golden Webcap

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Golden Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered 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.