Dark-Spotted Milkcap vs Peninsular Pocket Mouse

Lactarius atroviridis compared with Chaetodipus rudinoris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-Spotted Milkcap	Peninsular 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	Chaetodipus
Species	Lactarius atroviridis	Chaetodipus rudinoris

Conservation Status

Dark-Spotted Milkcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Peninsular Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-Spotted Milkcap	Peninsular 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.

Peninsular Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.