Candy Cap vs Lesser Naked Bat

Lactarius rubidus compared with Cheiromeles parvidens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Cap	Lesser Naked Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (mantar)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Bazitli mantarlar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Chiroptera (yarasa)
Family	Russulaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Lactarius	Cheiromeles
Species	Lactarius rubidus	Cheiromeles parvidens

Conservation Status

Candy Cap

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Cap	Lesser Naked Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candy Cap

Habitat

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

Lesser Naked Bat

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.