Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Mongolian Mountain Vole

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Alticola semicanus

Key Differences

  • Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Mongolian Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Candy Apple Waxy Cap Mongolian Mountain Vole
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Hygrophoraceae Cricetidae
Genus Hygrocybe Alticola
Species Hygrocybe cuspidata Alticola semicanus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Candy Apple Waxy Cap Mongolian Mountain Vole
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.

Mongolian Mountain Vole

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.

Mongolian Mountain Vole

No description available.

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