Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs North American Badger

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Taxidea taxus

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while North American Badger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	North American Badger
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Taxidea
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	North American Badger
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.

North American Badger

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.