Garlic Waxcap vs Gray's Bald-faced Saki

Hygrocybe helobia compared with Pithecia irrorata

Key Differences

• Garlic Waxcap is Least Concern while Gray's Bald-faced Saki is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garlic Waxcap	Gray's Bald-faced Saki
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Pithecia
Species	Hygrocybe helobia	Pithecia irrorata

Conservation Status

Garlic Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Gray's Bald-faced Saki

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garlic Waxcap	Gray's Bald-faced Saki
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Garlic Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Gray's Bald-faced Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.