Grey Milk-Cap vs Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Lactarius vietus compared with Microcebus jollyae

Key Differences

• Grey Milk-Cap is Least Concern while Jolly’s Mouse Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Milk-Cap	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Russulaceae	Cheirogaleidae
Genus	Lactarius	Microcebus
Species	Lactarius vietus	Microcebus jollyae

Conservation Status

Grey Milk-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Milk-Cap	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur
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.

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.