Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Green Bush Squirrel

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Paraxerus poensis

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Green Bush Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Green Bush Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Paraxerus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Paraxerus poensis

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Green Bush Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Green Bush Squirrel
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.

Green Bush Squirrel

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.