Candy Cap vs hundert-jährige Agave

Lactarius rubidus compared with Agave americana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Cap	hundert-jährige Agave
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Russulales (Täublingsartige)	Asparagales (Spargelartige)
Family	Russulaceae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Lactarius	Agave
Species	Lactarius rubidus	Agave americana

Conservation Status

Candy Cap

LC — Least Concern

hundert-jährige Agave

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Cap	hundert-jährige Agave
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candy Cap

Habitat

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

hundert-jährige Agave

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Costa Rica), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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.

hundert-jährige Agave

The Centuryplant (Agave americana) is a species in the genus Agave. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to ['Albania', 'Algeria', 'Argentina', 'Australia', 'Belgium'].