Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Chinese river dolphin

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Lipotes vexillifer

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Chinese river dolphin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Lipotidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Lipotes
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Lipotes vexillifer

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Chinese river dolphin
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 river dolphin

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 river dolphin

The Chinese River Dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer) is a species in the genus Lipotes. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.