Candy Cap vs Lesser Ghost Bat

Lactarius rubidus compared with Diclidurus scutatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Cap	Lesser Ghost Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Russulales (무당버섯목)	Chiroptera (박쥐)
Family	Russulaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Lactarius	Diclidurus
Species	Lactarius rubidus	Diclidurus scutatus

Conservation Status

Candy Cap

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Cap	Lesser Ghost Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candy Cap

Habitat

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

Lesser Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.