Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Kelaart's Pipistrelle

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Pipistrellus ceylonicus

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Kelaart's Pipistrelle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Kelaart's Pipistrelle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Pipistrellus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Pipistrellus ceylonicus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Kelaart's Pipistrelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Kelaart's Pipistrelle
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.

Kelaart's Pipistrelle

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.