Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Noble Brush-tailed Mouse

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Calomyscus grandis

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Noble Brush-tailed Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Noble Brush-tailed Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Calomyscidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Calomyscus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Calomyscus grandis

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Noble Brush-tailed Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Noble Brush-tailed Mouse
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.

Noble Brush-tailed Mouse

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.