Girdled Webcap vs Mona Monkey

Cortinarius trivialis compared with Cercopithecus mona

Key Differences

• Girdled Webcap is Least Concern while Mona Monkey is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Girdled Webcap	Mona Monkey
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	Cercopithecus
Species	Cortinarius trivialis	Cercopithecus mona

Conservation Status

Girdled Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Mona Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Girdled Webcap	Mona Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Girdled Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

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

Mona Monkey

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Grenada and Sao Tome and Principe. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.