Golden Webcap vs Mottle-faced Tamarin

Cortinarius humicola compared with Saguinus inustus

Key Differences

• Golden Webcap is Endangered while Mottle-faced Tamarin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden Webcap	Mottle-faced Tamarin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Saguinus
Species	Cortinarius humicola	Saguinus inustus

Conservation Status

Golden Webcap

EN — Endangered

Mottle-faced Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden Webcap	Mottle-faced Tamarin
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.

Mottle-faced Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.