Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Hog badger

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Arctonyx collaris

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Hog badger is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Hog badger
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Arctonyx
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Arctonyx collaris

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Hog badger

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Hog badger
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.

Hog badger

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.