Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Dwarf Hutia

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Mesocapromys nanus

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Dwarf Hutia is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Dwarf Hutia
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Capromyidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Mesocapromys
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Mesocapromys nanus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Dwarf Hutia

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Dwarf Hutia
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.

Dwarf Hutia

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.