Cerf de Timor vs Pale Milkcap

Rusa timorensis compared with Lactarius pallidus

Key Differences

• Cerf de Timor is Vulnerable while Pale Milkcap is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cerf de Timor	Pale Milkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Russulaceae
Genus	Rusa	Lactarius
Species	Rusa timorensis	Lactarius pallidus

Conservation Status

Cerf de Timor

VU — Vulnerable

Pale Milkcap

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cerf de Timor	Pale Milkcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cerf de Timor

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius, New Zealand, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Pale Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway