Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Desert Rat-kangaroo

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Caloprymnus campestris

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Desert Rat-kangaroo is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Desert Rat-kangaroo
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Caloprymnus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Caloprymnus campestris

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Desert Rat-kangaroo

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Desert Rat-kangaroo
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 Rat-kangaroo

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.