Alder Milkcap vs Ooldea dunnart

Lactarius obscuratus compared with Sminthopsis ooldea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Milkcap	Ooldea dunnart
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Russulaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Lactarius	Sminthopsis
Species	Lactarius obscuratus	Sminthopsis ooldea

Conservation Status

Alder Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Milkcap	Ooldea dunnart
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.

Ooldea dunnart

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.