Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Lesser Sac-winged Bat

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Saccopteryx leptura

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Lesser Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Lesser Sac-winged 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	Emballonuridae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Saccopteryx
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Saccopteryx leptura

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Lesser Sac-winged 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 Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.