Candy Cap vs Grandidier's Trident Bat

Lactarius rubidus compared with Paratriaenops auritus

Key Differences

• Candy Cap is Least Concern while Grandidier's Trident Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Cap	Grandidier's Trident Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Russulaceae	Rhinonycteridae
Genus	Lactarius	Paratriaenops
Species	Lactarius rubidus	Paratriaenops auritus

Conservation Status

Candy Cap

LC — Least Concern

Grandidier's Trident Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Cap	Grandidier's Trident Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candy Cap

Habitat

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

Grandidier's Trident 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.