Grey Milk-Cap vs Iberian Mole

Lactarius vietus compared with Talpa occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Milk-Cap	Iberian Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Russulaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Lactarius	Talpa
Species	Lactarius vietus	Talpa occidentalis

Conservation Status

Grey Milk-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Iberian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Milk-Cap	Iberian Mole
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.

Iberian Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.