Elegant Polypore vs Oustalet's Red Colobus

Cerioporus varius compared with Piliocolobus oustaleti

Key Differences

• Elegant Polypore is Least Concern while Oustalet's Red Colobus is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Polypore	Oustalet's Red Colobus
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Polyporaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Cerioporus	Piliocolobus
Species	Cerioporus varius	Piliocolobus oustaleti

Conservation Status

Elegant Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Oustalet's Red Colobus

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Polypore	Oustalet's Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Oustalet's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.