Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Nimba otter shrew

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Micropotamogale lamottei

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Nimba otter shrew is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Nimba otter shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Micropotamogale
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Micropotamogale lamottei

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Nimba otter shrew

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Nimba otter shrew
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.

Nimba otter shrew

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.