Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Fishing Cat

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Prionailurus viverrinus

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Fishing Cat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Fishing Cat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Prionailurus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Prionailurus viverrinus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Fishing Cat
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.

Fishing Cat

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.