Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Mountain Goat

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Mountain Goat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Oreamnos
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Mountain Goat
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.

Mountain Goat

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.