Bitter Waxcap vs Black-headed Night Monkey

Hygrocybe mucronella compared with Aotus nigriceps

Key Differences

• Bitter Waxcap is Near Threatened while Black-headed Night Monkey is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Waxcap	Black-headed 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 mucronella	Aotus nigriceps

Conservation Status

Bitter Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Waxcap	Black-headed Night Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bitter Waxcap

The Bitter Waxcap (Hygrocybe mucronella) is a species in the genus Hygrocybe. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Black-headed Night Monkey

The Black-headed Night Monkey (Aotus nigriceps) is a species in the genus Aotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.