Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Japanese Hare

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Lepus brachyurus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Japanese Hare
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Lepus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Japanese Hare
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.

Japanese Hare

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.