Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Peruvian Laucha

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Calomys sorellus

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Peruvian Laucha is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Peruvian Laucha
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Calomys
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Calomys sorellus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Peruvian Laucha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Peruvian Laucha
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.

Peruvian Laucha

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.