Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Daurian Hedgehog

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Mesechinus dauuricus

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Daurian Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Daurian Hedgehog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Mesechinus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Mesechinus dauuricus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Daurian Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Daurian Hedgehog
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.

Daurian Hedgehog

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.