Blunt Webcap vs Dryad Monkey

Cortinarius obtusus compared with Chlorocebus dryas

Key Differences

• Blunt Webcap is Least Concern while Dryad Monkey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blunt Webcap	Dryad Monkey
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Cortinarius	Chlorocebus
Species	Cortinarius obtusus	Chlorocebus dryas

Conservation Status

Blunt Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Dryad Monkey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blunt Webcap	Dryad Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blunt Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Dryad Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blunt Webcap

The Blunt Webcap (Cortinarius obtusus) is a species in the genus Cortinarius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.