Candy Cap vs Ratón-de abazones de pradera

Lactarius rubidus compared with Perognathus flavescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Cap	Ratón-de abazones de pradera
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Russulaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Lactarius	Perognathus
Species	Lactarius rubidus	Perognathus flavescens

Conservation Status

Candy Cap

LC — Least Concern

Ratón-de abazones de pradera

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Cap	Ratón-de abazones de pradera
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candy Cap

Habitat

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

Ratón-de abazones de pradera

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.