Carnation Earthfan vs Highland Mangabey

Thelephora caryophyllea compared with Rungwecebus kipunji

Key Differences

• Carnation Earthfan is Least Concern while Highland Mangabey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carnation Earthfan	Highland Mangabey
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Thelephora	Rungwecebus
Species	Thelephora caryophyllea	Rungwecebus kipunji

Conservation Status

Carnation Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Highland Mangabey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carnation Earthfan	Highland Mangabey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carnation Earthfan

Habitat

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

Range

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

Highland Mangabey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Carnation Earthfan

The Carnation Earthfan (Thelephora caryophyllea) is a species in the genus Thelephora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.