Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Potto

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Potto
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Perodicticus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Potto
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.

Potto

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.