Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Pallid Pygmy Jerboa

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Salpingotus pallidus

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Pallid Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Pallid Pygmy Jerboa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Salpingotus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Salpingotus pallidus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Pallid Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Pallid Pygmy Jerboa
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.

Pallid Pygmy Jerboa

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.