Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Jaguarundi

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Puma yagouaroundi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Jaguarundi
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Puma yagouaroundi

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Jaguarundi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Jaguarundi
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.

Jaguarundi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.