Field Earthstar vs Preuss s Red Colobus

Geastrum campestre compared with Piliocolobus preussi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Field Earthstar	Preuss s Red Colobus
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Geastrales (Geastrales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Geastraceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Geastrum	Piliocolobus
Species	Geastrum campestre	Piliocolobus preussi

Conservation Status

Field Earthstar

CR — Critically Endangered

Preuss s Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Field Earthstar	Preuss s Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Field Earthstar

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.