Gray Marmot vs Grey Milk-Cap

Marmota baibacina compared with Lactarius vietus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Marmot	Grey Milk-Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Russulaceae
Genus	Marmota	Lactarius
Species	Marmota baibacina	Lactarius vietus

Conservation Status

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Grey Milk-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Marmot	Grey Milk-Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grey Milk-Cap

Habitat

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

Range

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