Purple-Staining Bearded Milk Cap vs Sooty Milkcap

Lactarius repraesentaneus compared with Lactarius fuliginosus

Key Differences

• Purple-Staining Bearded Milk Cap is Endangered while Sooty Milkcap is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Purple-Staining Bearded Milk Cap	Sooty Milkcap
Kingdom same	Fungi (菌界)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order same	Russulales (ベニタケ目)	Russulales (ベニタケ目)
Family same	Russulaceae	Russulaceae
Genus same	Lactarius	Lactarius
Species	Lactarius repraesentaneus	Lactarius fuliginosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Purple-Staining Bearded Milk Cap and Sooty Milkcap share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lactarius.

Conservation Status

Purple-Staining Bearded Milk Cap

EN — Endangered

Sooty Milkcap

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Purple-Staining Bearded Milk Cap	Sooty Milkcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Purple-Staining Bearded Milk Cap

Habitat

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

Range

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

Sooty Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States