Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Oligoryzomys delicatus

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat
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	Oligoryzomys
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Oligoryzomys delicatus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat
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.

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.