Birch Milkcap vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Lactarius tabidus compared with Myodes rufocanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Birch Milkcap	Gray Red-backed Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Russulales (ベニタケ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Russulaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Lactarius	Myodes
Species	Lactarius tabidus	Myodes rufocanus

Conservation Status

Birch Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Birch Milkcap	Gray Red-backed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Birch Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

Birch Milkcap

The Birch Milkcap (Lactarius tabidus) 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.