Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Mentawai Langur

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Presbytis potenziani

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Mentawai Langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Mentawai Langur
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	Presbytis
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Presbytis potenziani

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Mentawai Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Mentawai Langur
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.

Mentawai Langur

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.