Candy Cap vs Eastern broad-toothed field mouse

Lactarius rubidus compared with Apodemus mystacinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Cap	Eastern broad-toothed field mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Russulaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Lactarius	Apodemus
Species	Lactarius rubidus	Apodemus mystacinus

Conservation Status

Candy Cap

LC — Least Concern

Eastern broad-toothed field mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Cap	Eastern broad-toothed field mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candy Cap

Habitat

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

Eastern broad-toothed field mouse

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.