Caquetá Titi vs Heath Waxcap

Plecturocebus caquetensis compared with Gliophorus laetus

Key Differences

• Caquetá Titi is Critically Endangered while Heath Waxcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caquetá Titi	Heath Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Fungi (균계)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Basidiomycota (담자균류)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)
Order	Primates (영장목)	Agaricales (주름버섯목)
Family	Pitheciidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Plecturocebus	Gliophorus
Species	Plecturocebus caquetensis	Gliophorus laetus

Conservation Status

Caquetá Titi

CR — Critically Endangered

Heath Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caquetá Titi	Heath Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caquetá Titi

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Heath Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Caquetá Titi

The Caquetá Titi (Plecturocebus caquetensis) is a species in the genus Plecturocebus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the