Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Thomasomys cinnameus

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Thomasomys
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Thomasomys cinnameus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys
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.

Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.

Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys

The Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys (Thomasomys cinnameus) is a species in the genus Thomasomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.