Hotson s Jerboa vs Rufous Milk-Cap

Allactaga hotsoni compared with Lactarius rufus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson s Jerboa	Rufous Milk-Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Dipodidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Allactaga	Lactarius
Species	Allactaga hotsoni	Lactarius rufus

Conservation Status

Hotson s Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Rufous Milk-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson s Jerboa	Rufous Milk-Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson s Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rufous Milk-Cap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).