Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Cercopithèque mone

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Cercopithecus mona

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Cercopithèque mone is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Cercopithèque mone
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Cercopithecus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Cercopithecus mona

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Cercopithèque mone

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Cercopithèque mone
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Cercopithèque mone

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Grenada and Sao Tome and Principe. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

The Candy Apple Waxy Cap (Hygrocybe cuspidata) is a species in the genus Hygrocybe. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.