Oily Waxcap vs Ouistiti de Marca

Hygrocybe quieta compared with Mico marcai

Key Differences

Oily Waxcap is Near Threatened while Ouistiti de Marca is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Oily Waxcap	Ouistiti de Marca
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Mico
Species	Hygrocybe quieta	Mico marcai

Conservation Status

Oily Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Ouistiti de Marca

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Oily Waxcap	Ouistiti de Marca
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Oily Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

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