Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Midday Jird

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Meriones
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Midday Jird
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.

Midday Jird

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.