Dingy Waxcap vs Masked Tita

Hygrocybe ingrata compared with Callicebus personatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dingy Waxcap	Masked Tita
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	Callicebus
Species	Hygrocybe ingrata	Callicebus personatus

Conservation Status

Dingy Waxcap

VU — Vulnerable

Masked Tita

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dingy Waxcap	Masked Tita
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dingy Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

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

Masked Tita

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.