Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Chinese Pangolin

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Manis pentadactyla

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Chinese Pangolin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Pholidota (Pholidota)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Manidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Manis
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Manis pentadactyla

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Chinese Pangolin
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 Pangolin

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 Pangolin

The Chinese Pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) is a species in the genus Manis. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.