Candy Cap vs Midday Jird

Lactarius rubidus compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Cap	Midday Jird
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	Meriones
Species	Lactarius rubidus	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Candy Cap

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Cap	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candy Cap

Habitat

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

Midday Jird

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.