Matsutake vs Oustalet's Red Colobus

Tricholoma matsutake compared with Piliocolobus oustaleti

Key Differences

• Matsutake is Near Threatened while Oustalet's Red Colobus is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Matsutake	Oustalet'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	Tricholomataceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Tricholoma	Piliocolobus
Species	Tricholoma matsutake	Piliocolobus oustaleti

Conservation Status

Matsutake

NT — Near Threatened

Oustalet's Red Colobus

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Matsutake	Oustalet's Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Matsutake

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Oustalet's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.