Candy Cap vs Colobo Rojo del Niger

Lactarius rubidus compared with Piliocolobus epieni

Key Differences

• Candy Cap is Least Concern while Colobo Rojo del Niger is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Cap	Colobo Rojo del Niger
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Russulaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Lactarius	Piliocolobus
Species	Lactarius rubidus	Piliocolobus epieni

Conservation Status

Candy Cap

LC — Least Concern

Colobo Rojo del Niger

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Cap	Colobo Rojo del Niger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candy Cap

Habitat

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

Colobo Rojo del Niger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.