Fat-tailed Jird vs Mountain Milkcap

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Lactarius salicis-reticulatae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Mountain Milkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Russulaceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Lactarius
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Lactarius salicis-reticulatae

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Mountain Milkcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Milkcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.