Beech Milkcap vs black-calabash

Lactarius blennius compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beech Milkcap	black-calabash
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Russulales (ベニタケ目)	Lamiales (シソ目)
Family	Russulaceae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Lactarius	Amphitecna
Species	Lactarius blennius	Amphitecna latifolia

Conservation Status

Beech Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beech Milkcap	black-calabash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beech Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

black-calabash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Beech Milkcap

The Beech Milkcap (Lactarius blennius) 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.

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.