Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Mettokki

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Lepus coreanus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Mettokki
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Agaricales (주름버섯목)	Lagomorpha (토끼목)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Lepus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Lepus coreanus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Mettokki

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Mettokki
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.

Mettokki

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.