Bearded Milkcap vs Coppery Sprite

Lactarius pubescens compared with Arielulus cuprosus

Key Differences

• Bearded Milkcap is Least Concern while Coppery Sprite is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bearded Milkcap	Coppery Sprite
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Russulaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Lactarius	Arielulus
Species	Lactarius pubescens	Arielulus cuprosus

Conservation Status

Bearded Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Coppery Sprite

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bearded Milkcap	Coppery Sprite
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bearded Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

Coppery Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bearded Milkcap

The Bearded Milkcap (Lactarius pubescens) 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.