Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Podolsk Blind Mole Rat

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Spalax zemni

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Podolsk Blind Mole Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Podolsk Blind Mole Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Spalacidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Spalax
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Spalax zemni

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Podolsk Blind Mole Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Podolsk Blind Mole Rat
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.

Podolsk Blind Mole Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ukraine. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.