Golden Webcap vs Highland Mangabey

Cortinarius humicola compared with Rungwecebus kipunji

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden Webcap	Highland Mangabey
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	Rungwecebus
Species	Cortinarius humicola	Rungwecebus kipunji

Conservation Status

Golden Webcap

EN — Endangered

Highland Mangabey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden Webcap	Highland Mangabey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

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