Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Dryad Monkey

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Chlorocebus dryas

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Dryad Monkey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Dryad Monkey
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	Chlorocebus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Chlorocebus dryas

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Dryad Monkey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Dryad Monkey
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.

Dryad Monkey

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.