Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Indian Giant Squirrel

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Ratufa indica

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Indian Giant Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Indian Giant Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Ratufa
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Ratufa indica

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Indian Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Indian Giant Squirrel
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.

Indian Giant Squirrel

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.