Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Lowland Chrotomys

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Chrotomys mindorensis

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Lowland Chrotomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Lowland Chrotomys
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	Chrotomys
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Chrotomys mindorensis

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Lowland Chrotomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Lowland Chrotomys
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.

Lowland Chrotomys

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.