Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Loyalty Long-fingered Bat

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Miniopterus robustior

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Loyalty Long-fingered Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Loyalty Long-fingered Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Miniopteridae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Miniopterus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Miniopterus robustior

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Loyalty Long-fingered Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Loyalty Long-fingered Bat
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.

Loyalty Long-fingered Bat

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.