Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Camaleón

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Choloepus hoffmanni

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Camaleón
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Megalonychidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Choloepus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Choloepus hoffmanni

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Camaleón

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Camaleón
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.

Camaleón

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.