Bitter Waxcap vs Northern Pig-tailed Macaque

Hygrocybe mucronella compared with Macaca leonina

Key Differences

• Bitter Waxcap is Near Threatened while Northern Pig-tailed Macaque is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Waxcap	Northern Pig-tailed Macaque
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Macaca
Species	Hygrocybe mucronella	Macaca leonina

Conservation Status

Bitter Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Northern Pig-tailed Macaque

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Waxcap	Northern Pig-tailed Macaque
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.

Northern Pig-tailed Macaque

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.