Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Lowland Tapir

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Lowland Tapir
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Tapiridae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Tapirus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Tapirus terrestris

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Lowland Tapir
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 Tapir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.