Chestnut Weeper Capuchin vs Shadowed Waxcap

Cebus castaneus compared with Hygrocybe phaeococcinea

Key Differences

• Chestnut Weeper Capuchin is Least Concern while Shadowed Waxcap is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin	Shadowed 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 phaeococcinea

Conservation Status

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

LC — Least Concern

Shadowed Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shadowed Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.