Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Lonchophylla orienticollina

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Lonchophylla
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Lonchophylla orienticollina

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat
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.

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.