Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Greater Mascarene flying fox

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Pteropus niger

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Greater Mascarene flying fox is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Greater Mascarene flying fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Pteropus niger

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Mascarene flying fox

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Greater Mascarene flying fox
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 Mascarene flying fox

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.