Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Narrow-headed Vole

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Microtus gregalis

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Narrow-headed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Narrow-headed 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	Microtus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Microtus gregalis

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Narrow-headed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Narrow-headed 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.

Narrow-headed 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.