Dark-Spotted Milkcap vs Ecuador Red Brocket

Lactarius atroviridis compared with Mazama rufina

Key Differences

• Dark-Spotted Milkcap is Not Evaluated while Ecuador Red Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-Spotted Milkcap	Ecuador Red Brocket
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Russulaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Lactarius	Mazama
Species	Lactarius atroviridis	Mazama rufina

Conservation Status

Dark-Spotted Milkcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-Spotted Milkcap	Ecuador Red Brocket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark-Spotted Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Ecuador Red Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.