Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Chinese Jumping Mouse

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Eozapus setchuanus

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Chinese Jumping Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Chinese Jumping Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Eozapus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Eozapus setchuanus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinese Jumping Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Chinese Jumping Mouse
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 Jumping Mouse

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 Jumping Mouse

The Chinese Jumping Mouse (Eozapus setchuanus) is a species in the genus Eozapus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.