Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Fossa

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Cryptoprocta ferox

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Fossa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Fossa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Cryptoprocta
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Cryptoprocta ferox

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Fossa
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.

Fossa

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.