mountain gorilla vs Oak Milk-Cap

Gorilla beringei compared with Lactarius quietus

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while Oak Milk-Cap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	Oak Milk-Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Russulaceae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Lactarius
Species	Gorilla beringei	Lactarius quietus

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Oak Milk-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	Oak Milk-Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oak Milk-Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.