Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Desert Dormouse

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Selevinia betpakdalaensis

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Desert Dormouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Desert Dormouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Gliridae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Selevinia
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Selevinia betpakdalaensis

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Desert Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Desert Dormouse
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 Dormouse

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.