Dark-Spotted Milkcap vs Large Short-tailed Rat

Lactarius atroviridis compared with Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Key Differences

• Dark-Spotted Milkcap is Not Evaluated while Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-Spotted Milkcap	Large Short-tailed 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	Brachyuromys
Species	Lactarius atroviridis	Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Conservation Status

Dark-Spotted Milkcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-Spotted Milkcap	Large Short-tailed 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.

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.