Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Chapin's Free-tailed Bat

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Chaerephon chapini

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Chapin's Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Chapin's Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Molossidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Chaerephon
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Chaerephon chapini

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Chapin's Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Chapin's Free-tailed Bat
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.

Chapin's Free-tailed Bat

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.

Chapin's Free-tailed Bat

The Chapin's Free-tailed Bat (Chaerephon chapini) is a species in the genus Chaerephon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.