Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Lesser Naked Bat

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Cheiromeles parvidens

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Lesser Naked Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Lesser Naked Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Molossidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Cheiromeles
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Cheiromeles parvidens

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Lesser Naked Bat
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 Naked Bat

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.