vs Long-footed Treeshrew

Lactarius flavidus compared with Tupaia longipes

Key Differences

• is Critically Endangered while Long-footed Treeshrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Long-footed Treeshrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Russulaceae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Lactarius	Tupaia
Species	Lactarius flavidus	Tupaia longipes

Conservation Status

CR — Critically Endangered

Long-footed Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Long-footed Treeshrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

Long-footed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lactarius flavidus is a gilled mushroom in the milk cap genus with a pale yellowish cap and white to yellowish latex that exudes when cut. It grows in Mediterranean and southern European forests, forming ectomycorrhizal associations with oak and pine trees. This fungus exchanges soil nutrients for photosynthetic sugars with its tree partners.