Candy Cap vs Pichincha Thomasomys

Lactarius rubidus compared with Thomasomys vulcani

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Cap	Pichincha Thomasomys
Kingdom	Fungi (nấm)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)
Family	Russulaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Lactarius	Thomasomys
Species	Lactarius rubidus	Thomasomys vulcani

Conservation Status

Candy Cap

LC — Least Concern

Pichincha Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Cap	Pichincha Thomasomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candy Cap

Habitat

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

Pichincha Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.