Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Patagonian Opossum

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Lestodelphys halli

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Patagonian Opossum
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Agaricales (агариковые)	Didelphimorphia (Опоссумы)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Lestodelphys
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Lestodelphys halli

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Patagonian Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Patagonian Opossum
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.

Patagonian Opossum

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.