Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs North American Hoary Bat

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Aeorestes cinereus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	North American Hoary Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Aeorestes
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Aeorestes cinereus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

North American Hoary Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	North American Hoary Bat
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 Hoary Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across United States and Venezuela.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States