Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Northern Akodont

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Necromys urichi

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Northern Akodont is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Northern Akodont
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Necromys
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Necromys urichi

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Northern Akodont
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.

Northern Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia 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.