Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Gobi Big Brown Bat

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Eptesicus gobiensis

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Gobi Big Brown Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Gobi Big Brown Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Eptesicus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Eptesicus gobiensis

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Gobi Big Brown Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Gobi Big Brown Bat
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.

Gobi Big Brown Bat

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.