Dark-Spotted Milkcap vs Northern Birch Mouse

Lactarius atroviridis compared with Sicista betulina

Key Differences

• Dark-Spotted Milkcap is Not Evaluated while Northern Birch Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-Spotted Milkcap	Northern Birch Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Russulaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Lactarius	Sicista
Species	Lactarius atroviridis	Sicista betulina

Conservation Status

Dark-Spotted Milkcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Birch Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-Spotted Milkcap	Northern Birch 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.

Northern Birch Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and Ukraine.