Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Cynomops abrasus

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Molossidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Cynomops
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Cynomops abrasus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat
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 Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia 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.

Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat

The Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat (Cynomops abrasus) is a species in the genus Cynomops. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.