Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs New Guinean Quoll

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Dasyurus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	New Guinean Quoll
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.

New Guinean Quoll

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.