Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Central Australian Rock Rat

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Zyzomys pedunculatus

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Central Australian Rock Rat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Central Australian Rock 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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Zyzomys
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Zyzomys pedunculatus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Central Australian Rock Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Central Australian Rock 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.

Central Australian Rock 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.

Central Australian Rock Rat

The Central Australian Rock Rat (Zyzomys pedunculatus) is a species in the genus Zyzomys. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.