Mountain Waxcap vs Niger Delta Red Colobus

Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae compared with Piliocolobus epieni

Key Differences

• Mountain Waxcap is Least Concern while Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Waxcap	Niger Delta 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	Hygrocybe	Piliocolobus
Species	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae	Piliocolobus epieni

Conservation Status

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Waxcap	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.