Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Giant Blind Mole Rat

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Spalax giganteus

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Giant Blind Mole Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Giant Blind Mole Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Spalacidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Spalax
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Spalax giganteus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Giant Blind Mole Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Giant Blind Mole Rat
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.

Giant Blind Mole Rat

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.