Dark-Spotted Milkcap vs Little Pocket Mouse

Lactarius atroviridis compared with Perognathus longimembris

Key Differences

• Dark-Spotted Milkcap is Not Evaluated while Little Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-Spotted Milkcap	Little Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Russulaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Lactarius	Perognathus
Species	Lactarius atroviridis	Perognathus longimembris

Conservation Status

Dark-Spotted Milkcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Little Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-Spotted Milkcap	Little Pocket Mouse
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.

Little Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.