Grey Milk-Cap vs Hainan Hare

Lactarius vietus compared with Lepus hainanus

Key Differences

• Grey Milk-Cap is Least Concern while Hainan Hare is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Milk-Cap	Hainan Hare
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Russulaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Lactarius	Lepus
Species	Lactarius vietus	Lepus hainanus

Conservation Status

Grey Milk-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Hainan Hare

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Milk-Cap	Hainan Hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grey Milk-Cap

Habitat

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

Range

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

Hainan Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.