Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Sturnira perla

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Sturnira
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Sturnira perla

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats
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.

Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.