Orange Waxcap vs Ouistiti de Marca

Hygrocybe aurantiosplendens compared with Mico marcai

Key Differences

• Orange Waxcap is Near Threatened while Ouistiti de Marca is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange 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 aurantiosplendens	Mico marcai

Conservation Status

Orange Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Ouistiti de Marca

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Orange 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.

Ouistiti de Marca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.