Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Greater Bamboo Lemur

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Prolemur simus

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Greater Bamboo Lemur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Greater Bamboo Lemur
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Agaricales (주름버섯목)	Primates (영장목)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Lemuridae (Lemurs)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Prolemur
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Prolemur simus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Bamboo Lemur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Greater Bamboo Lemur
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.

Greater Bamboo Lemur

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.