Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Formosan Serow

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Capricornis
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Formosan Serow
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.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.