Candy Cap vs False Serotine Bat

Lactarius rubidus compared with Hesperoptenus doriae

Key Differences

• Candy Cap is Least Concern while False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Cap	False Serotine Bat
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	Hesperoptenus
Species	Lactarius rubidus	Hesperoptenus doriae

Conservation Status

Candy Cap

LC — Least Concern

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Cap	False Serotine Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candy Cap

Habitat

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

False Serotine Bat

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.