Candy Cap vs Chacoan Peccary

Lactarius rubidus compared with Catagonus wagneri

Key Differences

• Candy Cap is Least Concern while Chacoan Peccary is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Cap	Chacoan Peccary
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Russulaceae	Tayassuidae
Genus	Lactarius	Catagonus
Species	Lactarius rubidus	Catagonus wagneri

Conservation Status

Candy Cap

LC — Least Concern

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Cap	Chacoan Peccary
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candy Cap

Habitat

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

Chacoan Peccary

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.

Chacoan Peccary

The Chacoan Peccary (Catagonus wagneri) is a species in the genus Catagonus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.