Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Pale Gerbil

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Gerbillus perpallidus

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Pale Gerbil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Pale Gerbil
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Gerbillus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Gerbillus perpallidus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Pale Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Pale Gerbil
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.

Pale Gerbil

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.