Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Chacma Baboon

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Papio ursinus

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Chacma Baboon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Chacma Baboon
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	Papio
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Papio ursinus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Chacma Baboon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Chacma Baboon
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.

Chacma Baboon

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.

Chacma Baboon

The Chacma Baboon (Papio ursinus) is a species in the genus Papio. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.