Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Gray Mouse Opossum

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Tlacuatzin canescens

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Gray Mouse Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Gray Mouse Opossum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Tlacuatzin
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Tlacuatzin canescens

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Gray Mouse Opossum
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 Mouse Opossum

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.