Gassy Webcap vs Lang's Red Colobus

Cortinarius traganus compared with Piliocolobus langi

Key Differences

• Gassy Webcap is Vulnerable while Lang's Red Colobus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gassy Webcap	Lang's 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	Cortinariaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Cortinarius	Piliocolobus
Species	Cortinarius traganus	Piliocolobus langi

Conservation Status

Gassy Webcap

VU — Vulnerable

Lang's Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gassy Webcap	Lang's Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gassy Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Lang's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.