Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Masked Tita

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Callicebus personatus

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Masked Tita is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Masked Tita
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	Callicebus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Callicebus personatus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Masked Tita

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Masked Tita
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.

Masked Tita

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.