Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Cape dune mole rat

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Bathyergus suillus

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Cape dune mole rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Cape dune mole rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Bathyergidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Bathyergus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Bathyergus suillus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Cape dune mole rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Cape dune mole rat
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.

Cape dune mole rat

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.

Cape dune mole rat

The Cape dune mole rat (Bathyergus suillus) is a species in the genus Bathyergus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.