Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Leontocebus tripartitus

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin
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	Leontocebus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Leontocebus tripartitus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin
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.

Golden-mantled Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.