Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Emilia s Gracile Opossum

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Gracilinanus emiliae

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Emilia s Gracile Opossum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Emilia s Gracile Opossum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Gracilinanus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Gracilinanus emiliae

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Emilia s Gracile Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Emilia s Gracile Opossum
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.

Emilia s Gracile Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia 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.