Carnation Earthfan vs Lang's Red Colobus

Thelephora caryophyllea compared with Piliocolobus langi

Key Differences

• Carnation Earthfan is Least Concern while Lang's Red Colobus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carnation Earthfan	Lang's Red Colobus
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	Piliocolobus
Species	Thelephora caryophyllea	Piliocolobus langi

Conservation Status

Carnation Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Lang's Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carnation Earthfan	Lang's Red Colobus
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.

Lang's Red Colobus

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.