Lemming Mountain Vole vs Orange Milkcap

Alticola lemminus compared with Lactarius aurantiacus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Orange Milkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Cricetidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Alticola	Lactarius
Species	Alticola lemminus	Lactarius aurantiacus

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Orange Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Orange Milkcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.