Chestnut Weeper Capuchin vs Date Waxcap

Cebus castaneus compared with Hygrocybe spadicea

Key Differences

• Chestnut Weeper Capuchin is Least Concern while Date Waxcap is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	Date Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cebidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Cebus	Hygrocybe
Species	Cebus castaneus	Hygrocybe spadicea

Conservation Status

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

LC — Least Concern

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	Date Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Date Waxcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

The Chestnut Weeper Capuchin (Cebus castaneus) is a species in the genus Cebus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.