Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs New Zealand Sea Lion

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Phocarctos hookeri

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while New Zealand Sea Lion is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	New Zealand Sea Lion
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Otariidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Phocarctos
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Phocarctos hookeri

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

New Zealand Sea Lion

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	New Zealand Sea Lion
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 Zealand Sea Lion

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.