Black-headed Night Monkey vs Goliath Webcap

Aotus nigriceps compared with Cortinarius praestans

Key Differences

• Black-headed Night Monkey is Least Concern while Goliath Webcap is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	Goliath 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 praestans

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Goliath Webcap

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goliath Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.