Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Hainan Gymnure

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Neohylomys hainanensis

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Hainan Gymnure is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Hainan Gymnure
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Neohylomys
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Neohylomys hainanensis

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Hainan Gymnure

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Hainan Gymnure
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.

Hainan Gymnure

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.