Candy Cap vs Miller's Dog-faced Bat

Lactarius rubidus compared with Cynomops milleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Candy Cap Miller's Dog-faced Bat
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Russulales (Russulales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Russulaceae Molossidae
Genus Lactarius Cynomops
Species Lactarius rubidus Cynomops milleri

Conservation Status

Candy Cap

LC — Least Concern

Miller's Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Candy Cap Miller's Dog-faced Bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candy Cap

Habitat

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

Miller's Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.

Miller's Dog-faced Bat

No description available.

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