Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Souris de Macédoine

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Mus macedonicus

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Souris de Macédoine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Souris de Macédoine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Mus macedonicus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Souris de Macédoine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Souris de Macédoine
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.

Souris de Macédoine

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.