Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Gabon Talapoin

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Miopithecus ogouensis

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Gabon Talapoin is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Gabon Talapoin
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	Miopithecus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Miopithecus ogouensis

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Gabon Talapoin

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Gabon Talapoin
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.

Gabon Talapoin

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.