Dark-Spotted Milkcap vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Lactarius atroviridis compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Dark-Spotted Milkcap is Not Evaluated while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-Spotted Milkcap	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Russulaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Lactarius	Atelerix
Species	Lactarius atroviridis	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Dark-Spotted Milkcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-Spotted Milkcap	Four-toed Hedgehog
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.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.