Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Narrow-footed Neacomys

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Neacomys tenuipes

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Narrow-footed Neacomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Narrow-footed Neacomys
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	Neacomys
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Neacomys tenuipes

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Narrow-footed Neacomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Narrow-footed Neacomys
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.

Narrow-footed Neacomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.