Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Jungle Shrew

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Soricidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Suncus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Suncus zeylanicus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Jungle Shrew
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.

Jungle Shrew

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.