Grey Milk-Cap vs Harmless Serotine

Lactarius vietus compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• Grey Milk-Cap is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Milk-Cap	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Russulaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Lactarius	Eptesicus
Species	Lactarius vietus	Eptesicus innoxius

Conservation Status

Grey Milk-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Milk-Cap	Harmless Serotine
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.

Harmless Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.