blunt tellin vs Candy Apple Waxy Cap

Arcopagia crassa compared with Hygrocybe cuspidata

Key Differences

blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Candy Apple Waxy Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Tellinidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Arcopagia	Hygrocybe
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Hygrocybe cuspidata

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Candy Apple Waxy Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

blunt tellin

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

blunt tellin

The Blunt tellin (Arcopagia crassa) is a species in the genus Arcopagia. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.