Ouistiti a queue noire vs Scaly Stalkball

Mico melanurus compared with Tulostoma melanocyclum

Key Differences

• Ouistiti a queue noire is Near Threatened while Scaly Stalkball is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ouistiti a queue noire	Scaly Stalkball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Callitrichidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Mico	Tulostoma
Species	Mico melanurus	Tulostoma melanocyclum

Conservation Status

Ouistiti a queue noire

NT — Near Threatened

Scaly Stalkball

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ouistiti a queue noire	Scaly Stalkball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ouistiti a queue noire

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaly Stalkball

Habitat

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

Range

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