Dark-Spotted Milkcap vs Giant Jumping Rat

Lactarius atroviridis compared with Hypogeomys antimena

Key Differences

• Dark-Spotted Milkcap is Not Evaluated while Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-Spotted Milkcap	Giant Jumping Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Russulaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Lactarius	Hypogeomys
Species	Lactarius atroviridis	Hypogeomys antimena

Conservation Status

Dark-Spotted Milkcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-Spotted Milkcap	Giant Jumping 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.

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.