Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Long-nosed Luzon Apomys

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Apomys sacobianus

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Long-nosed Luzon Apomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Long-nosed Luzon Apomys
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Apomys
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Apomys sacobianus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-nosed Luzon Apomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Long-nosed Luzon Apomys
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-nosed Luzon Apomys

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.