Circled Milkcap vs Lang's Red Colobus

Lactarius circellatus compared with Piliocolobus langi

Key Differences

• Circled Milkcap is Least Concern while Lang's Red Colobus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Circled Milkcap	Lang's Red Colobus
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Russulaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Lactarius	Piliocolobus
Species	Lactarius circellatus	Piliocolobus langi

Conservation Status

Circled Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Lang's Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Circled Milkcap	Lang's Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Circled Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Lang's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Circled Milkcap

The Circled Milkcap (Lactarius circellatus) 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.