Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Mexican Big-eared Bat

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Corynorhinus mexicanus

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Mexican Big-eared Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Mexican Big-eared 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	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Corynorhinus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Corynorhinus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Big-eared Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Mexican Big-eared 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.

Mexican Big-eared 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.