Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Fat-tailed false antechinus

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Fat-tailed false antechinus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Fat-tailed false antechinus
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Pseudantechinus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Fat-tailed false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Fat-tailed false antechinus
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.

Fat-tailed false antechinus

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.