Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Ratón De Las Estepas

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Mus spicilegus

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Ratón De Las Estepas is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Ratón De Las Estepas
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Mus spicilegus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Ratón De Las Estepas

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Ratón De Las Estepas
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.

Ratón De Las Estepas

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.