Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Desert Bandicoot

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Perameles eremiana

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Desert Bandicoot is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Desert Bandicoot
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	Perameles
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Perameles eremiana

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Desert Bandicoot

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Desert Bandicoot
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.

Desert Bandicoot

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.