Meadow Waxcap vs Oustalet's Red Colobus

Cuphophyllus pratensis compared with Piliocolobus oustaleti

Key Differences

• Meadow Waxcap is Least Concern while Oustalet's Red Colobus is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meadow Waxcap	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	Hygrophoraceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Cuphophyllus	Piliocolobus
Species	Cuphophyllus pratensis	Piliocolobus oustaleti

Conservation Status

Meadow Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Oustalet's Red Colobus

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meadow Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Oustalet's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.