Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Preuss s Red Colobus

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Piliocolobus preussi

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Preuss s Red Colobus is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Preuss s Red Colobus
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	Piliocolobus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Piliocolobus preussi

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Preuss s Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Preuss s Red Colobus
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.

Preuss s Red Colobus

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.