Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Sturnira magna

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Greater Yellow-shouldered 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	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Sturnira
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Sturnira magna

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Greater Yellow-shouldered 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 Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.