Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Pteropus pumilus

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Pteropus pumilus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox
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.

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

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.