Chinese giant salamander vs

Andrias davidianus compared with Lactarius flavidus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese giant salamander
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Amphibia (Anfíbios)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Caudata (caudados)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Cryptobranchidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Andrias	Lactarius
Species	Andrias davidianus	Lactarius flavidus

Conservation Status

Chinese giant salamander

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese giant salamander
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Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese giant salamander

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Japan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

Chinese giant salamander

The Chinese Giant Salamander (Andrias davidianus) is a species in the genus Andrias. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found in Japan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Lactarius flavidus é um cogumelo laminado do gênero dos lactários com píleo amarelado pálido e látex branco a amarelado que exuda ao ser cortado. Cresce em florestas mediterrâneas e do sul da Europa, formando associações ectomicorrízicas com carvalhos e pinheiros. Este fungo troca nutrientes do solo por açúcares fotossintéticos com suas árvores parceiras.