Curry Milkcap vs Little Pocket Mouse

Lactarius camphoratus compared with Perognathus longimembris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curry Milkcap	Little Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Russulaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Lactarius	Perognathus
Species	Lactarius camphoratus	Perognathus longimembris

Conservation Status

Curry Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Little Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curry Milkcap	Little Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Curry Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Little Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.