Candy Cap vs Lowland Chrotomys

Lactarius rubidus compared with Chrotomys mindorensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Cap	Lowland Chrotomys
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Russulales (сыроежковые)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Russulaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Lactarius	Chrotomys
Species	Lactarius rubidus	Chrotomys mindorensis

Conservation Status

Candy Cap

LC — Least Concern

Lowland Chrotomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Cap	Lowland Chrotomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candy Cap

Habitat

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

Lowland Chrotomys

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.