Blushing Milkcap vs Cercopithèque de l'Hoest

Lactarius controversus compared with Allochrocebus lhoesti

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Milkcap	Cercopithèque de l'Hoest
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Russulaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Lactarius	Allochrocebus
Species	Lactarius controversus	Allochrocebus lhoesti

Conservation Status

Blushing Milkcap

VU — Vulnerable

Cercopithèque de l'Hoest

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Milkcap	Cercopithèque de l'Hoest
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blushing Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Chile, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Cercopithèque de l'Hoest

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blushing Milkcap

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