Cascade Chanterelle vs Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Cantharellus cascadensis compared with Cercopithecus petaurista

Key Differences

• Cascade Chanterelle is Least Concern while Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cascade Chanterelle	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Hydnaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Cantharellus	Cercopithecus
Species	Cantharellus cascadensis	Cercopithecus petaurista

Conservation Status

Cascade Chanterelle

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cascade Chanterelle	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cascade Chanterelle

Habitat

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

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cascade Chanterelle

The Cascade Chanterelle (Cantharellus cascadensis) is a species in the genus Cantharellus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.