Candy Cap vs Erizo Orejudo

Lactarius rubidus compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Cap	Erizo Orejudo
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Russulaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Lactarius	Hemiechinus
Species	Lactarius rubidus	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Candy Cap

LC — Least Concern

Erizo Orejudo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Cap	Erizo Orejudo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candy Cap

Habitat

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

Erizo Orejudo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

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.