Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Deer Mouse

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Peromyscus maniculatus

Key Differences

Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Deer Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Deer Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Peromyscus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Peromyscus maniculatus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Deer Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Deer Mouse
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.

Deer Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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.