Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Mexican Fox Squirrel

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Sciurus nayaritensis

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Mexican Fox Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Sciurus nayaritensis

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Mexican Fox Squirrel
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 Fox Squirrel

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.