Marsh Webcap vs Cercopiteco Mona

Cortinarius uliginosus compared with Cercopithecus mona

Key Differences

• Marsh Webcap is Least Concern while Cercopiteco Mona is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marsh Webcap	Cercopiteco Mona
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Cortinarius	Cercopithecus
Species	Cortinarius uliginosus	Cercopithecus mona

Conservation Status

Marsh Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Cercopiteco Mona

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Marsh Webcap	Cercopiteco Mona
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Marsh Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Cercopiteco Mona

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Grenada and Sao Tome and Principe. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.