Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Crowned Sifaka

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Propithecus coronatus

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Crowned Sifaka is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Crowned Sifaka
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Indriidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Propithecus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Propithecus coronatus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Crowned Sifaka

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Crowned Sifaka
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.

Crowned Sifaka

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.