Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Hemiechinus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Long-eared Hedgehog
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.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

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.