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 (真菌界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Agaricales (伞菌目)	Didelphimorphia (负鼠目)
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.