Candy Cap vs Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Lactarius rubidus compared with Onychogalea lunata

Key Differences

• Candy Cap is Least Concern while Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Cap	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Russulaceae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Lactarius	Onychogalea
Species	Lactarius rubidus	Onychogalea lunata

Conservation Status

Candy Cap

LC — Least Concern

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Cap	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candy Cap

Habitat

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

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

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.