Circled Milkcap vs puma

Lactarius circellatus compared with Puma concolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Circled Milkcap	puma
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Russulaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Lactarius	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Lactarius circellatus	Puma concolor

Conservation Status

Circled Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

puma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Circled Milkcap	puma
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.

puma

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.

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.