Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs mountain gorilla

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Gorilla beringei

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	mountain gorilla
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Gorilla beringei

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	mountain gorilla
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 gorilla

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.