Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Chiriquinan Serotine

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Eptesicus chiriquinus

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Chiriquinan Serotine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Chiriquinan Serotine
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	Eptesicus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Eptesicus chiriquinus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Chiriquinan Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Chiriquinan Serotine
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.

Chiriquinan Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.

Chiriquinan Serotine

The Chiriquinan Serotine (Eptesicus chiriquinus) is a species in the genus Eptesicus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.