Candy Cap vs Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse

Lactarius rubidus compared with Archboldomys maximus

Key Differences

• Candy Cap is Least Concern while Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Cap	Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Russulaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Lactarius	Archboldomys
Species	Lactarius rubidus	Archboldomys maximus

Conservation Status

Candy Cap

LC — Least Concern

Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Cap	Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candy Cap

Habitat

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

Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse

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.