Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Gray's Bald-faced Saki

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Pithecia irrorata

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Gray's Bald-faced Saki is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Gray's Bald-faced Saki
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Pithecia
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Pithecia irrorata

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray's Bald-faced Saki

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Gray's Bald-faced Saki
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.

Gray's Bald-faced Saki

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.