Blushing Milkcap vs Ooldea dunnart

Lactarius controversus compared with Sminthopsis ooldea

Key Differences

• Blushing Milkcap is Vulnerable while Ooldea dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Milkcap	Ooldea dunnart
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Russulales (сыроежковые)	Dasyuromorphia (Хищные сумчатые)
Family	Russulaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Lactarius	Sminthopsis
Species	Lactarius controversus	Sminthopsis ooldea

Conservation Status

Blushing Milkcap

VU — Vulnerable

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Milkcap	Ooldea dunnart
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.

Ooldea dunnart

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.