Candy Cap vs Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Lactarius rubidus compared with Acerodon jubatus

Key Differences

• Candy Cap is Least Concern while Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Cap	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Russulaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lactarius	Acerodon
Species	Lactarius rubidus	Acerodon jubatus

Conservation Status

Candy Cap

LC — Least Concern

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Cap	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candy Cap

Habitat

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

Golden-capped Fruit 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.