Candy Cap vs Chalk Maple

Lactarius rubidus compared with Acer leucoderme

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Cap	Chalk Maple
Kingdom	Fungi (真菌界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order	Russulales (红菇目)	Sapindales (无患子目)
Family	Russulaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Lactarius	Acer
Species	Lactarius rubidus	Acer leucoderme

Conservation Status

Candy Cap

LC — Least Concern

Chalk Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Cap	Chalk Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candy Cap

Habitat

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

Chalk Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

Chalk Maple

The Chalk Maple (Acer leucoderme) is a species in the genus Acer. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.