Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Ornate Cuscus

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Phalanger ornatus

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Ornate Cuscus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Ornate Cuscus
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Phalanger
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Phalanger ornatus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Ornate Cuscus
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.

Ornate Cuscus

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.