vs Large Short-tailed Rat

Lactarius flavidus compared with Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Key Differences

• is Critically Endangered while Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Large Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Russulaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Lactarius	Brachyuromys
Species	Lactarius flavidus	Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Conservation Status

CR — Critically Endangered

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Large Short-tailed Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lactarius flavidus is a gilled mushroom in the milk cap genus with a pale yellowish cap and white to yellowish latex that exudes when cut. It grows in Mediterranean and southern European forests, forming ectomycorrhizal associations with oak and pine trees. This fungus exchanges soil nutrients for photosynthetic sugars with its tree partners.