Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Northern Bettong

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Northern Bettong
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Bettongia
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Northern Bettong
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 Bettong

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.