Candy Cap vs Mexican cottontail

Lactarius rubidus compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Cap	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom	Fungi (فطر)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (دعاميات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Agaricomycetes (غاريقونانية)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Russulales (روسوليات)	Lagomorpha (أرنبيات الشكل)
Family	Russulaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Lactarius	Sylvilagus
Species	Lactarius rubidus	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

Candy Cap

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Cap	Mexican cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candy Cap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Candy Cap

The Candy Cap (Lactarius rubidus) is a species in the genus Lactarius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.