Candy Cap vs Jentink's Duiker

Lactarius rubidus compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• Candy Cap is Least Concern while Jentink's Duiker is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Cap	Jentink's Duiker
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Russulaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Lactarius	Cephalophus
Species	Lactarius rubidus	Cephalophus jentinki

Conservation Status

Candy Cap

LC — Least Concern

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Cap	Jentink's Duiker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candy Cap

Habitat

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

Jentink's Duiker

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.