Candy Cap vs Topillo de Sundevall

Lactarius rubidus compared with Myodes rufocanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Cap	Topillo de Sundevall
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Russulaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Lactarius	Myodes
Species	Lactarius rubidus	Myodes rufocanus

Conservation Status

Candy Cap

LC — Least Concern

Topillo de Sundevall

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Cap	Topillo de Sundevall
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candy Cap

Habitat

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

Topillo de Sundevall

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.