Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Mouse bandicoot

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Microperoryctes murina

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Mouse bandicoot is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Mouse bandicoot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Peramelidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Microperoryctes
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Microperoryctes murina

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Mouse bandicoot

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Mouse bandicoot
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.

Mouse bandicoot

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.