Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Chestnut-headed Crake

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Anurolimnas castaneiceps

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Chestnut-headed Crake is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Chestnut-headed Crake
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Rallidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Anurolimnas
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Anurolimnas castaneiceps

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Chestnut-headed Crake

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Chestnut-headed Crake
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.

Chestnut-headed Crake

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

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.

Chestnut-headed Crake

The Chestnut-headed Crake (Anurolimnas castaneiceps) is a species in the genus Anurolimnas. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway