Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Cebus castaneus

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Chestnut Weeper Capuchin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Cebidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Cebus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Cebus castaneus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin
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.

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

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.

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

The Chestnut Weeper Capuchin (Cebus castaneus) is a species in the genus Cebus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.