Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Eastern Pygmy Marmoset

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Cebuella niveiventris

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Eastern Pygmy Marmoset is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Eastern Pygmy Marmoset
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Cebuella
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Cebuella niveiventris

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Pygmy Marmoset

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Eastern Pygmy Marmoset
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.

Eastern Pygmy Marmoset

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.