Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Oriente Cave Rat

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Boromys offella

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Oriente Cave Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Oriente Cave Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Boromys
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Boromys offella

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Oriente Cave Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Oriente Cave Rat
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.

Oriente Cave Rat

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.