Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Dsinezumi Shrew

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Crocidura dsinezumi

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Dsinezumi Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Dsinezumi Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Soricidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Crocidura
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Crocidura dsinezumi

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Dsinezumi Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Dsinezumi Shrew
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.

Dsinezumi Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Japan.

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.