Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Fiery Squirrel

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Sciurus flammifer

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Fiery Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Fiery Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Sciurus flammifer

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Fiery Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Fiery Squirrel
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.

Fiery Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.