Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Northeastern Peninsula Bunomys

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Bunomys fratrorum

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Northeastern Peninsula Bunomys is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Northeastern Peninsula Bunomys
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Bunomys
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Bunomys fratrorum

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Northeastern Peninsula Bunomys

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Northeastern Peninsula Bunomys
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.

Northeastern Peninsula Bunomys

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.