Candy Cap vs Chacma Baboon

Lactarius rubidus compared with Papio ursinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Cap	Chacma Baboon
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Russulaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Lactarius	Papio
Species	Lactarius rubidus	Papio ursinus

Conservation Status

Candy Cap

LC — Least Concern

Chacma Baboon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Cap	Chacma Baboon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candy Cap

Habitat

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

Chacma Baboon

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.