Bearded Milkcap vs Onychogale Croissant

Lactarius pubescens compared with Onychogalea lunata

Key Differences

• Bearded Milkcap is Least Concern while Onychogale Croissant is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bearded Milkcap	Onychogale Croissant
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Russulaceae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Lactarius	Onychogalea
Species	Lactarius pubescens	Onychogalea lunata

Conservation Status

Bearded Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Onychogale Croissant

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bearded Milkcap	Onychogale Croissant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bearded Milkcap

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 (Chile).

Onychogale Croissant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bearded Milkcap

The Bearded Milkcap (Lactarius pubescens) 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.