Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Drylands Laucha

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Calomys musculinus

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Drylands Laucha is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Drylands Laucha
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Agaricales (주름버섯목)	Rodentia (설치류)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Calomys
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Calomys musculinus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Drylands Laucha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Drylands Laucha
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.

Drylands Laucha

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.