Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Long-legged Myotis

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Myotis volans

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Long-legged Myotis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Long-legged Myotis
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Myotis
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Myotis volans

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-legged Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Long-legged Myotis
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-legged Myotis

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.