Candy Cap vs Suricate

Lactarius rubidus compared with Suricata suricatta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Cap	Suricate
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Russulaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Lactarius	Suricata
Species	Lactarius rubidus	Suricata suricatta

Conservation Status

Candy Cap

LC — Least Concern

Suricate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Cap	Suricate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candy Cap

Habitat

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

Suricate

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ecuador.

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.