Saffron Milk-Cap vs Sumatran orangutan

Lactarius deliciosus compared with Pongo abelii

Key Differences

• Saffron Milk-Cap is Data Deficient while Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Saffron Milk-Cap	Sumatran orangutan
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Russulaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Lactarius	Pongo (Orangutans)
Species	Lactarius deliciosus	Pongo abelii

Conservation Status

Saffron Milk-Cap

DD — Data Deficient

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Saffron Milk-Cap	Sumatran orangutan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Saffron 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).

Sumatran orangutan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.