vs Peruvian night monkey

Hydropus trichoderma compared with Aotus miconax

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Peruvian night monkey
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Primates (Primates)
Family Mycenaceae Aotidae
Genus Hydropus Aotus
Species Hydropus trichoderma Aotus miconax

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Peruvian night monkey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Peruvian night monkey
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Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Peruvian night monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hydropus trichoderma is a small, saprotrophic mushroom with a delicate, slender stipe and a pale, convex cap that grows on decaying woody debris in forest habitats. It is recorded from temperate European forests and contributes to wood decomposition in woodland ecosystems. Its Endangered status reflects rarity and the decline of undisturbed, mature forest with adequate deadwood.

Peruvian night monkey

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