Candy Cap vs Chinese water deer

Lactarius rubidus compared with Hydropotes inermis

Key Differences

• Candy Cap is Least Concern while Chinese water deer is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Cap	Chinese water deer
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	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Lactarius	Hydropotes
Species	Lactarius rubidus	Hydropotes inermis

Conservation Status

Candy Cap

LC — Least Concern

Chinese water deer

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Cap	Chinese water deer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candy Cap

Habitat

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

Chinese water deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.

Chinese water deer

The Chinese Water Deer (Hydropotes inermis) is a species in the genus Hydropotes. Found across Europe (7 countries).