Circled Milkcap vs Oriente Cave Rat

Lactarius circellatus compared with Boromys offella

Key Differences

• Circled Milkcap is Least Concern while Oriente Cave Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Circled Milkcap	Oriente Cave Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Russulaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Lactarius	Boromys
Species	Lactarius circellatus	Boromys offella

Conservation Status

Circled Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Oriente Cave Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Circled Milkcap	Oriente Cave Rat
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.

Oriente Cave Rat

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.