Peaked Webcap vs Pied Tamarin

Cortinarius acutus compared with Saguinus bicolor

Key Differences

• Peaked Webcap is Least Concern while Pied Tamarin is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peaked Webcap	Pied Tamarin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Saguinus
Species	Cortinarius acutus	Saguinus bicolor

Conservation Status

Peaked Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Pied Tamarin

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peaked Webcap	Pied Tamarin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peaked Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Pied Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.