Birch Milkcap vs Topillo de Sundevall

Lactarius tabidus compared with Myodes rufocanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Birch Milkcap	Topillo de Sundevall
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Russulaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Lactarius	Myodes
Species	Lactarius tabidus	Myodes rufocanus

Conservation Status

Birch Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Topillo de Sundevall

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Birch Milkcap	Topillo de Sundevall
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Birch Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

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

Topillo de Sundevall

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

Birch Milkcap

The Birch Milkcap (Lactarius tabidus) is a species in the genus Lactarius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.