Mentawai Langur vs Splendid Waxcap

Presbytis potenziani compared with Hygrocybe splendidissima

Key Differences

• Mentawai Langur is Critically Endangered while Splendid Waxcap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mentawai Langur	Splendid 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	Presbytis	Hygrocybe
Species	Presbytis potenziani	Hygrocybe splendidissima

Conservation Status

Mentawai Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Splendid Waxcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mentawai Langur	Splendid Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mentawai Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Splendid Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.