Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs False Water Rat

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	False Water Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Xeromys
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Xeromys myoides

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	False Water Rat
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.

False Water Rat

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.