Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Korean Pika

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Ochotona coreana

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Korean Pika is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Korean Pika
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	Ochotonidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Ochotona
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Ochotona coreana

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Korean Pika

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Korean Pika
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.

Korean Pika

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.