Blushing Milkcap vs Yinzhi Songshu

Lactarius controversus compared with Callosciurus inornatus

Key Differences

• Blushing Milkcap is Vulnerable while Yinzhi Songshu is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Milkcap	Yinzhi Songshu
Kingdom	Fungi (真菌界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Russulales (红菇目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Russulaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Lactarius	Callosciurus
Species	Lactarius controversus	Callosciurus inornatus

Conservation Status

Blushing Milkcap

VU — Vulnerable

Yinzhi Songshu

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Milkcap	Yinzhi Songshu
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.

Yinzhi Songshu

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.