Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Midas Free-tailed Bat

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Mops midas

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Midas Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Midas Free-tailed 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	Molossidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Mops
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Mops midas

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Midas Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Midas Free-tailed 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.

Midas Free-tailed 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.