Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Lesser Egyptian Gerbil

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Gerbillus gerbillus

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Lesser Egyptian Gerbil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Lesser Egyptian Gerbil
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Gerbillus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Gerbillus gerbillus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Egyptian Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Lesser Egyptian Gerbil
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.

Lesser Egyptian Gerbil

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.