Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Daurian Pika

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Ochotona dauurica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Daurian Pika
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Ochotona
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Ochotona dauurica

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Daurian Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Daurian Pika
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 Pika

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.