Grey Milk-Cap vs Mexican vole

Lactarius vietus compared with Microtus mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Milk-Cap	Mexican 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 mexicanus

Conservation Status

Grey Milk-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Milk-Cap	Mexican 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.

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.