Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Northern Treeshrew

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Tupaia belangeri

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Northern Treeshrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Tupaia
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Tupaia belangeri

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Northern Treeshrew
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 Treeshrew

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.