Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Greater Dog-like Bat

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Peropteryx kappleri

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Greater Dog-like Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Greater Dog-like 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	Emballonuridae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Peropteryx
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Peropteryx kappleri

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Greater Dog-like 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.

Greater Dog-like Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.