Candy Cap vs Dendrolague Gris

Lactarius rubidus compared with Dendrolagus inustus

Key Differences

• Candy Cap is Least Concern while Dendrolague Gris is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Cap	Dendrolague Gris
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Russulaceae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Lactarius	Dendrolagus
Species	Lactarius rubidus	Dendrolagus inustus

Conservation Status

Candy Cap

LC — Least Concern

Dendrolague Gris

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Cap	Dendrolague Gris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candy Cap

Habitat

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

Dendrolague Gris

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.