Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Himalayan Water Shrew

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Chimarrogale himalayica

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Himalayan Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Himalayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Soricidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Chimarrogale
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Chimarrogale himalayica

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Himalayan Water Shrew
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.

Himalayan Water Shrew

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.