Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Indian Pangolin

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Manis crassicaudata

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Indian Pangolin is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Indian Pangolin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Pholidota (Pholidota)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Manidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Manis
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Manis crassicaudata

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Indian Pangolin

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Indian Pangolin
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 Pangolin

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.