Alder Milkcap vs Great Jerboa

Lactarius obscuratus compared with Allactaga major

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Milkcap	Great Jerboa
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	Allactaga
Species	Lactarius obscuratus	Allactaga major

Conservation Status

Alder Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Great Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Milkcap	Great Jerboa
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.

Great Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ukraine.

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.