Alder Milkcap vs Lang's Red Colobus

Lactarius obscuratus compared with Piliocolobus langi

Key Differences

• Alder Milkcap is Least Concern while Lang's Red Colobus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Milkcap	Lang's Red Colobus
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Russulaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Lactarius	Piliocolobus
Species	Lactarius obscuratus	Piliocolobus langi

Conservation Status

Alder Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Lang's Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Milkcap	Lang's Red Colobus
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.

Lang's Red Colobus

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.