Blushing Milkcap vs Chacoan Mara

Lactarius controversus compared with Dolichotis salinicola

Key Differences

• Blushing Milkcap is Vulnerable while Chacoan Mara is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Milkcap	Chacoan Mara
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	Caviidae
Genus	Lactarius	Dolichotis
Species	Lactarius controversus	Dolichotis salinicola

Conservation Status

Blushing Milkcap

VU — Vulnerable

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Milkcap	Chacoan Mara
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.

Chacoan Mara

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.

Chacoan Mara

The Chacoan Mara (Dolichotis salinicola) is a species in the genus Dolichotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.