Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Diardi’s Clouded Leopard

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Neofelis diardi

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Diardi’s Clouded Leopard is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Diardi’s Clouded Leopard
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Neofelis (Clouded Leopards)
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Neofelis diardi

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Diardi’s Clouded Leopard

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Diardi’s Clouded Leopard
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.

Diardi’s Clouded Leopard

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.