Bed-jacket vs Pine Milkcap

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Lactarius musteus

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Pine Milkcap is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Pine Milkcap
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Russulaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Lactarius
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Lactarius musteus

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Pine Milkcap

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Pine Milkcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bed-jacket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Pine Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bed-jacket

The Bed-jacket (Alectryon tomentosus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.