Beech Milkcap vs Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Lactarius blennius compared with Chiropodomys major

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beech Milkcap	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (nấm)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)
Family	Russulaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Lactarius	Chiropodomys
Species	Lactarius blennius	Chiropodomys major

Conservation Status

Beech Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beech Milkcap	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beech Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beech Milkcap

The Beech Milkcap (Lactarius blennius) 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.