Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Porter s Rock Rat

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Aconaemys porteri

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Porter s Rock Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Porter s Rock 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	Octodontidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Aconaemys
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Aconaemys porteri

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Porter s Rock Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Porter s Rock 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.

Porter s Rock Rat

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.