Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Zorro Volador De Gilliard

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Pteropus gilliardorum

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Zorro Volador De Gilliard is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Zorro Volador De Gilliard
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Pteropus gilliardorum

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Zorro Volador De Gilliard

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Zorro Volador De Gilliard
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.

Zorro Volador De Gilliard

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.