Garlic Waxcap vs Lomami Red Colobus

Hygrocybe helobia compared with Piliocolobus parmentieri

Key Differences

• Garlic Waxcap is Least Concern while Lomami Red Colobus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garlic Waxcap	Lomami Red Colobus
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Piliocolobus
Species	Hygrocybe helobia	Piliocolobus parmentieri

Conservation Status

Garlic Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Lomami Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garlic Waxcap	Lomami Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Garlic Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Lomami Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.