Dark-Spotted Milkcap vs Large Japanese Mole

Lactarius atroviridis compared with Mogera wogura

Key Differences

• Dark-Spotted Milkcap is Not Evaluated while Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-Spotted Milkcap	Large Japanese Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Russulaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Lactarius	Mogera
Species	Lactarius atroviridis	Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

Dark-Spotted Milkcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-Spotted Milkcap	Large Japanese Mole
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.

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.