Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Davids echymipera

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Echymipera davidi

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Davids echymipera is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Davids echymipera
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Peramelidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Echymipera
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Echymipera davidi

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Davids echymipera

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Davids echymipera
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.

Davids echymipera

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.