Grey Milk-Cap vs Plateau Pika

Lactarius vietus compared with Ochotona curzoniae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Milk-Cap	Plateau Pika
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Russulaceae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Lactarius	Ochotona
Species	Lactarius vietus	Ochotona curzoniae

Conservation Status

Grey Milk-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Plateau Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Milk-Cap	Plateau Pika
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.

Plateau Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.