Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Cape golden mole

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Chrysochloris asiatica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Cape golden mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Chrysochloris
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Chrysochloris asiatica

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Cape golden mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Cape golden mole
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 golden mole

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 golden mole

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