Huapo vs Mountain Waxcap

Pithecia isabela compared with Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Key Differences

• Huapo is Data Deficient while Mountain Waxcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Huapo	Mountain Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pitheciidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Pithecia	Hygrocybe
Species	Pithecia isabela	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Conservation Status

Huapo

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Huapo	Mountain Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Huapo

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.