Bearded Milkcap vs Drylands Laucha

Lactarius pubescens compared with Calomys musculinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bearded Milkcap	Drylands Laucha
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Russulaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Lactarius	Calomys
Species	Lactarius pubescens	Calomys musculinus

Conservation Status

Bearded Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Drylands Laucha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bearded Milkcap	Drylands Laucha
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).

Drylands Laucha

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.