Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Pale Titi

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Plecturocebus pallescens

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Pale Titi is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Pale Titi
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	Plecturocebus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Plecturocebus pallescens

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Pale Titi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Pale Titi
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.

Pale Titi

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.