Blushing Milkcap vs Ouistiti de Rondon

Lactarius controversus compared with Mico rondoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Milkcap	Ouistiti de Rondon
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Russulaceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Lactarius	Mico
Species	Lactarius controversus	Mico rondoni

Conservation Status

Blushing Milkcap

VU — Vulnerable

Ouistiti de Rondon

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Milkcap	Ouistiti de Rondon
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.

Ouistiti de Rondon

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.