vs Ogilby's Duiker

Conocybe siliginea compared with Cephalophus ogilbyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Ogilby's Duiker
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Bolbitiaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Conocybe	Cephalophus
Species	Conocybe siliginea	Cephalophus ogilbyi

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Ogilby's Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Ogilby's Duiker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Ogilby's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Conocybe siliginea is a small, delicate mushroom characterized by its cinnamon-brown conical cap and slender stipe with a ring. It grows on nutrient-rich soil, lawns, and grassy areas across Europe and North America. This saprotrophic fungus decomposes organic matter in the soil, often appearing after rainfall in late spring and summer.