Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Chinese Noctule

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Nyctalus plancyi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Chinese Noctule
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Nyctalus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Nyctalus plancyi

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinese Noctule

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Chinese Noctule
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 Noctule

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 Noctule

The Chinese Noctule (Nyctalus plancyi) is a species in the genus Nyctalus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.