Fishy Milkcap vs Flat-headed Kusimanse

Lactifluus volemus compared with Crossarchus platycephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Fishy Milkcap Flat-headed Kusimanse
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Russulales (Russulales) Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family Russulaceae Herpestidae
Genus Lactifluus Crossarchus
Species Lactifluus volemus Crossarchus platycephalus

Conservation Status

Fishy Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Fishy Milkcap Flat-headed Kusimanse
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishy Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and United States.

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fishy Milkcap

No description available.

Flat-headed Kusimanse

No description available.

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