Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Madras Treeshrew

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Anathana ellioti

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Madras Treeshrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Madras Treeshrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Anathana
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Anathana ellioti

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Madras Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Madras Treeshrew
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.

Madras Treeshrew

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.