Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Hanak's pipistrelle

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Pipistrellus hanaki

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Hanak's pipistrelle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Hanak's pipistrelle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Pipistrellus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Pipistrellus hanaki

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Hanak's pipistrelle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Hanak's pipistrelle
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.

Hanak's pipistrelle

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.