Masked Tita vs Mountain Waxcap

Callicebus personatus compared with Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Key Differences

• Masked Tita is Vulnerable while Mountain Waxcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Masked Tita	Mountain Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pitheciidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Callicebus	Hygrocybe
Species	Callicebus personatus	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Conservation Status

Masked Tita

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Masked Tita

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.