Mountain Waxcap vs Peruvian night monkey

Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae compared with Aotus miconax

Key Differences

• Mountain Waxcap is Least Concern while Peruvian night monkey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Waxcap	Peruvian night monkey
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Aotidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Aotus
Species	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae	Aotus miconax

Conservation Status

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Peruvian night monkey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Waxcap	Peruvian night monkey
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.

Peruvian night monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.