Candy Cap vs Ihering s Akodont

Lactarius rubidus compared with Brucepattersonius iheringi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Cap	Ihering s Akodont
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Russulaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Lactarius	Brucepattersonius
Species	Lactarius rubidus	Brucepattersonius iheringi

Conservation Status

Candy Cap

LC — Least Concern

Ihering s Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Cap	Ihering s Akodont
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candy Cap

Habitat

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

Ihering s Akodont

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.