Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat vs Candy Apple Waxy Cap

Casinycteris campomaanensis compared with Hygrocybe cuspidata

Key Differences

• Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat is Data Deficient while Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat	Candy Apple Waxy Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Casinycteris	Hygrocybe
Species	Casinycteris campomaanensis	Hygrocybe cuspidata

Conservation Status

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat	Candy Apple Waxy Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

The Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat (Casinycteris campomaanensis) is a species in the genus Casinycteris. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.