Chanterelle vs Niger Delta Red Colobus

Cantharellus cibarius compared with Piliocolobus epieni

Key Differences

• Chanterelle is Least Concern while Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chanterelle	Niger Delta Red Colobus
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	Piliocolobus
Species	Cantharellus cibarius	Piliocolobus epieni

Conservation Status

Chanterelle

LC — Least Concern

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chanterelle	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chanterelle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chanterelle

The Chanterelle (Cantharellus cibarius) 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.