Candy Cap vs Coppery Sprite

Lactarius rubidus compared with Arielulus cuprosus

Key Differences

• Candy Cap is Least Concern while Coppery Sprite is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Cap	Coppery Sprite
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Russulaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Lactarius	Arielulus
Species	Lactarius rubidus	Arielulus cuprosus

Conservation Status

Candy Cap

LC — Least Concern

Coppery Sprite

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Cap	Coppery Sprite
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candy Cap

Habitat

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

Coppery Sprite

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.