Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Eastern Mole Vole

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Ellobius tancrei

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Eastern Mole Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Ellobius
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Ellobius tancrei

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Eastern Mole Vole
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 Mole Vole

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.