Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Narrow-striped Mongoose

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Mungotictis decemlineata

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Narrow-striped Mongoose is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Narrow-striped Mongoose
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Mungotictis
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Mungotictis decemlineata

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Narrow-striped Mongoose

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Narrow-striped Mongoose
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-striped Mongoose

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.