Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Lesueur's Hairy Bat

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Cistugo lesueuri

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Lesueur's Hairy Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Lesueur's Hairy 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	Cistugidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Cistugo
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Cistugo lesueuri

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesueur's Hairy Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Lesueur's Hairy 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.

Lesueur's Hairy 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.