Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Honey possum

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Tarsipes rostratus

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Honey possum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Honey possum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Tarsipedidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Tarsipes
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Tarsipes rostratus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Honey possum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Honey possum
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.

Honey possum

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.