Lang's Red Colobus vs Mountain Waxcap

Piliocolobus langi compared with Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Key Differences

• Lang's Red Colobus is Endangered while Mountain Waxcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lang's Red Colobus	Mountain Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Piliocolobus	Hygrocybe
Species	Piliocolobus langi	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Conservation Status

Lang's Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lang's Red Colobus	Mountain Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lang's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.