vs Northern Pig-tailed Macaque

Cortinarius subbalaustinus compared with Macaca leonina

Key Differences

• is Least Concern while Northern Pig-tailed Macaque is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Northern Pig-tailed Macaque
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Cortinarius	Macaca
Species	Cortinarius subbalaustinus	Macaca leonina

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Northern Pig-tailed Macaque

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Northern Pig-tailed Macaque
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.

Northern Pig-tailed Macaque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cortinarius subbalaustinus is a medium-sized, web-capped mushroom with rusty-brown coloring and a cortina veil characteristic of the large Cortinarius genus. It grows in deciduous and mixed forests forming ectomycorrhizal associations with oak and related hardwood trees in temperate Europe. This fungus exchanges nutrients with tree roots and produces fruiting bodies in autumn.