Candy Cap vs Chat de jungle

Lactarius rubidus compared with Felis chaus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Cap	Chat de jungle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Russulaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Lactarius	Felis (Small Cats)
Species	Lactarius rubidus	Felis chaus

Conservation Status

Candy Cap

LC — Least Concern

Chat de jungle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Cap	Chat de jungle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candy Cap

Habitat

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

Chat de jungle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.

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.