Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Great Jerboa

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Allactaga major

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Great Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Great Jerboa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Allactaga
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Allactaga major

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Great Jerboa
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.

Great Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ukraine.

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.