Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Crabeater seal

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Lobodon carcinophaga

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Crabeater seal is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Crabeater seal
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Lobodon
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Lobodon carcinophaga

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Crabeater seal
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.

Crabeater seal

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.