Island-Tiefwasserkatzenhai vs Candy Cap

Apristurus laurussonii compared with Lactarius rubidus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Island-Tiefwasserkatzenhai	Candy Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Knorpelfische)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Grundhaie)	Russulales (Täublingsartige)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Lactarius
Species	Apristurus laurussonii	Lactarius rubidus

Conservation Status

Island-Tiefwasserkatzenhai

LC — Least Concern

Candy Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Island-Tiefwasserkatzenhai	Candy Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Island-Tiefwasserkatzenhai

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Venezuela.

Candy Cap

Habitat

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

Island-Tiefwasserkatzenhai

The Atlantic ghost cat shark (Apristurus laurussonii) is a species in the genus Apristurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

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.