Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Desert Pocket Gopher

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Geomys arenarius

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Desert Pocket Gopher is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Desert Pocket Gopher
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Geomyidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Geomys
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Geomys arenarius

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Desert Pocket Gopher

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Desert Pocket Gopher
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.

Desert Pocket Gopher

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.