Candy Cap vs Hourglass Dolphin

Lactarius rubidus compared with Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Cap	Hourglass Dolphin
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Russulaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Lactarius	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Lactarius rubidus	Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Conservation Status

Candy Cap

LC — Least Concern

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Cap	Hourglass Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candy Cap

Habitat

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

Hourglass Dolphin

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.