Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Grandidier's Trident Bat

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Paratriaenops auritus

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Grandidier's Trident Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Grandidier's Trident 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	Rhinonycteridae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Paratriaenops
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Paratriaenops auritus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Grandidier's Trident Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Grandidier's Trident 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.

Grandidier's Trident 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.