Dark-Spotted Milkcap vs Long-tailed Chinchilla

Lactarius atroviridis compared with Chinchilla lanigera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-Spotted Milkcap	Long-tailed Chinchilla
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Russulaceae	Chinchillidae
Genus	Lactarius	Chinchilla
Species	Lactarius atroviridis	Chinchilla lanigera

Conservation Status

Dark-Spotted Milkcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-tailed Chinchilla

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-Spotted Milkcap	Long-tailed Chinchilla
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.

Long-tailed Chinchilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, and Ecuador.