vs Javan Surili

Coccomyces coronatus compared with Presbytis comata

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Javan Surili is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Javan Surili
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Ascomycota (자낭균류)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Leotiomycetes (두건버섯강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)	Primates (영장목)
Family	Rhytismataceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Coccomyces	Presbytis
Species	Coccomyces coronatus	Presbytis comata

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Javan Surili

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Javan Surili
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Javan Surili

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Coccomyces coronatus is a discomycete fungus in the family Rhytismataceae, a group of ascomycetes specialized in the colonization and decomposition of dead plant material, particularly fallen leaves and decaying vegetation in temperate woodland ecosystems. The genus Coccomyces encompasses numerous species that produce small, inconspicuous apothecia—the cup-shaped or disc-shaped sexual fruiting bodies characteristic of discomycetes—embedded in or erupting from the surfaces of decaying leaves and plant debris. Coccomyces coronatus has been documented from European temperate forests, where it colonizes the dead leaves of deciduous trees, contributing to the decomposition of leaf litter and the cycling of nutrients back into the soil ecosystem. The fruiting bodies are typically dark, disc-shaped, and minute, often requiring hand lens or microscopic examination to observe in detail. Like other rhytismatacean fungi, C. coronatus produces ascospores that are discharged from the asci within the apothecium and dispersed by air currents or water splash to colonize new substrate. The specific epithet 'coronatus' likely refers to a crown-like or crownate morphological feature of the fruiting body or spore apparatus. As a saprotrophic organism, this fungus plays an important functional role in forest floor decomposition, breaking down recalcitrant leaf material alongside bacteria, invertebrates, and other fungi. Its conservation status has not been evaluated by the IUCN.