Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Gray Bamboo Lemur

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Hapalemur griseus

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Gray Bamboo Lemur is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Gray Bamboo Lemur
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Lemuridae (Lemurs)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Hapalemur
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Hapalemur griseus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Bamboo Lemur

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Gray Bamboo Lemur
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.

Gray Bamboo Lemur

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.