Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Gray-bellied Squirrel

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Callosciurus caniceps

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Gray-bellied Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Gray-bellied Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Callosciurus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Callosciurus caniceps

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-bellied Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Gray-bellied Squirrel
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-bellied Squirrel

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.