Matsutake vs Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

Tricholoma matsutake compared with Lagothrix flavicauda

Key Differences

• Matsutake is Near Threatened while Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Matsutake	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Atelidae
Genus	Tricholoma	Lagothrix
Species	Tricholoma matsutake	Lagothrix flavicauda

Conservation Status

Matsutake

NT — Near Threatened

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Matsutake	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey
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.

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.