Dark-Spotted Milkcap vs Gray Marmot

Lactarius atroviridis compared with Marmota baibacina

Key Differences

• Dark-Spotted Milkcap is Not Evaluated while Gray Marmot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-Spotted Milkcap	Gray Marmot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Russulaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Lactarius	Marmota
Species	Lactarius atroviridis	Marmota baibacina

Conservation Status

Dark-Spotted Milkcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-Spotted Milkcap	Gray Marmot
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.

Gray Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.