Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Cynopterus sphinx

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Greater Short-nosed Fruit 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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Cynopterus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Cynopterus sphinx

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Greater Short-nosed Fruit 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 Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.