Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Kazbeg Birch Mouse

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Sicista kazbegica

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Kazbeg Birch Mouse is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Kazbeg Birch Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Sicista
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Sicista kazbegica

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Kazbeg Birch Mouse

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Kazbeg Birch Mouse
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.

Kazbeg Birch Mouse

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.