Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Losea Rat

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Rattus losea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Losea Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Agaricales (주름버섯목)	Rodentia (설치류)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Rattus
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Rattus losea

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Losea Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Losea Rat
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.

Losea Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.