Birch Milkcap vs Kinabalu Squirrel

Lactarius tabidus compared with Callosciurus baluensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Birch Milkcap	Kinabalu Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Russulaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Lactarius	Callosciurus
Species	Lactarius tabidus	Callosciurus baluensis

Conservation Status

Birch Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Kinabalu Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Birch Milkcap	Kinabalu Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Birch Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

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

Kinabalu Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Birch Milkcap

The Birch Milkcap (Lactarius tabidus) is a species in the genus Lactarius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.