Candy Cap vs Honey possum

Lactarius rubidus compared with Tarsipes rostratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Cap	Honey possum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Russulaceae	Tarsipedidae
Genus	Lactarius	Tarsipes
Species	Lactarius rubidus	Tarsipes rostratus

Conservation Status

Candy Cap

LC — Least Concern

Honey possum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Cap	Honey possum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candy Cap

Habitat

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

Honey possum

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.