Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Central African Red Colobus

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Piliocolobus foai

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Central African Red Colobus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Central African Red Colobus
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	Piliocolobus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Piliocolobus foai

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Central African Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Central African Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

The Candy Apple Waxy Cap (Hygrocybe cuspidata) is a species in the genus Hygrocybe. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Central African Red Colobus

The Central African Red Colobus (Piliocolobus foai) is a species in the genus Piliocolobus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.