Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Souris Des Steppes

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Mus spicilegus

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Souris Des Steppes is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Souris Des Steppes
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 spicilegus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Souris Des Steppes

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Souris Des Steppes
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 Des Steppes

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.