Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Canyon Bat

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Parastrellus hesperus

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Canyon Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Canyon Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Parastrellus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Parastrellus hesperus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Canyon Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Canyon Bat
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.

Canyon Bat

Habitat

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.

Canyon Bat

The Canyon Bat (Parastrellus hesperus) is a species in the genus Parastrellus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.