Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Incan Broad-nosed Bat

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Platyrrhinus incarum

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Incan Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Incan Broad-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Platyrrhinus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Platyrrhinus incarum

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Incan Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Incan Broad-nosed Bat
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.

Incan Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.