Candy Cap vs souris sylvestre

Lactarius rubidus compared with Peromyscus maniculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Cap	souris sylvestre
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Russulaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Lactarius	Peromyscus
Species	Lactarius rubidus	Peromyscus maniculatus

Conservation Status

Candy Cap

LC — Least Concern

souris sylvestre

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Cap	souris sylvestre
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candy Cap

Habitat

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

souris sylvestre

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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.