Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Petaurista xanthotis

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Petaurista
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Petaurista xanthotis

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel
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.

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

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.

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

The Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista xanthotis) is a species in the genus Petaurista. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.