Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Chacoan Peccary

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Catagonus wagneri

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Chacoan Peccary is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Chacoan Peccary
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Tayassuidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Catagonus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Catagonus wagneri

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Chacoan Peccary
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.

Chacoan Peccary

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.

Chacoan Peccary

The Chacoan Peccary (Catagonus wagneri) is a species in the genus Catagonus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.