Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Chilean rock rat

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Aconaemys fuscus

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Chilean rock rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Chilean 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	Octodontidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Aconaemys
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Aconaemys fuscus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Chilean rock rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Chilean 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.

Chilean 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.

Chilean rock rat

The Chilean rock rat (Aconaemys fuscus) is a species in the genus Aconaemys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.