Fiery Milkcap vs Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Lactarius pyrogalus compared with Aeretes melanopterus

Key Differences

• Fiery Milkcap is Least Concern while Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiery Milkcap	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
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	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Lactarius	Aeretes
Species	Lactarius pyrogalus	Aeretes melanopterus

Conservation Status

Fiery Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiery Milkcap	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fiery Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

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

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.