Alder Milkcap vs Chinese Jumping Mouse

Lactarius obscuratus compared with Eozapus setchuanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Milkcap	Chinese Jumping Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Russulaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Lactarius	Eozapus
Species	Lactarius obscuratus	Eozapus setchuanus

Conservation Status

Alder Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Chinese Jumping Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Milkcap	Chinese Jumping Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Chinese Jumping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alder Milkcap

The Alder Milkcap (Lactarius obscuratus) 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.