Grey Milk-Cap vs Miller's Saki

Lactarius vietus compared with Pithecia milleri

Key Differences

• Grey Milk-Cap is Least Concern while Miller's Saki is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Milk-Cap	Miller's Saki
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Russulaceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Lactarius	Pithecia
Species	Lactarius vietus	Pithecia milleri

Conservation Status

Grey Milk-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Miller's Saki

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Milk-Cap	Miller's Saki
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.

Miller's Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.