Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Northern, Pribilof, or Alaska fur seal

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Callorhinus ursinus

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Northern, Pribilof, or Alaska fur seal is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Northern, Pribilof, or Alaska fur seal
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Otariidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Callorhinus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Callorhinus ursinus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern, Pribilof, or Alaska fur seal

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Northern, Pribilof, or Alaska fur seal
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.

Northern, Pribilof, or Alaska fur seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.