Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Carpentarian dunnart

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Sminthopsis butleri

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Carpentarian dunnart is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Carpentarian dunnart
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Sminthopsis
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Sminthopsis butleri

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Carpentarian dunnart

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Carpentarian dunnart
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.

Carpentarian dunnart

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.

Carpentarian dunnart

The Carpentarian Dunnart (Sminthopsis butleri) is a species in the genus Sminthopsis. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.