Grey Milk-Cap vs Lacustrine Vole

Lactarius vietus compared with Microtus limnophilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Milk-Cap	Lacustrine Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Russulaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Lactarius	Microtus
Species	Lactarius vietus	Microtus limnophilus

Conservation Status

Grey Milk-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Lacustrine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Milk-Cap	Lacustrine Vole
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.

Lacustrine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.