Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Cinnamon Myotis

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Myotis fortidens

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Cinnamon Myotis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Cinnamon Myotis
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	Myotis
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Myotis fortidens

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Cinnamon Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Cinnamon Myotis
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 Myotis

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.

Cinnamon Myotis

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