Blushing Milkcap vs Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse

Lactarius controversus compared with Myomimus personatus

Key Differences

• Blushing Milkcap is Vulnerable while Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Milkcap	Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Russulaceae	Gliridae
Genus	Lactarius	Myomimus
Species	Lactarius controversus	Myomimus personatus

Conservation Status

Blushing Milkcap

VU — Vulnerable

Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Milkcap	Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blushing Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

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

Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blushing Milkcap

The Blushing Milkcap (Lactarius controversus) is a species in the genus Lactarius. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.