Candy Cap vs Lofty Pericote

Lactarius rubidus compared with Auliscomys sublimis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Cap	Lofty Pericote
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Russulaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Lactarius	Auliscomys
Species	Lactarius rubidus	Auliscomys sublimis

Conservation Status

Candy Cap

LC — Least Concern

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Cap	Lofty Pericote
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candy Cap

Habitat

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

Lofty Pericote

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.