vs Lang's Red Colobus

Inocybe margaritispora compared with Piliocolobus langi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank 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 Inocybaceae Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus Inocybe Piliocolobus
Species Inocybe margaritispora Piliocolobus langi

Conservation Status

VU — Vulnerable

Lang's Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Lang's Red Colobus
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

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

Inocybe margaritispora is a small, fibrous mushroom with pearl-shaped or warty spores distinguishing it within the large Inocybe genus. It grows in temperate deciduous forests, forming ectomycorrhizal associations with beech, oak, and other hardwood trees. This fungus exchanges nutrients with tree roots and fruiting bodies appear on forest floors in summer and autumn.

Lang's Red Colobus

No description available.

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