Dark-Spotted Milkcap vs Fat Sand Rat

Lactarius atroviridis compared with Psammomys obesus

Key Differences

• Dark-Spotted Milkcap is Not Evaluated while Fat Sand Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-Spotted Milkcap	Fat Sand Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Russulaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Lactarius	Psammomys
Species	Lactarius atroviridis	Psammomys obesus

Conservation Status

Dark-Spotted Milkcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-Spotted Milkcap	Fat Sand Rat
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.

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.