Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Cormura brevirostris

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Chestnut Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Chestnut Sac-winged 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	Emballonuridae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Cormura
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Cormura brevirostris

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Chestnut Sac-winged 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.

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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 Sac-winged Bat

The Chestnut Sac-winged Bat (Cormura brevirostris) is a species in the genus Cormura. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.