Alder Milkcap vs Lombok Flying Fox

Lactarius obscuratus compared with Pteropus lombocensis

Key Differences

• Alder Milkcap is Least Concern while Lombok Flying Fox is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Milkcap	Lombok Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Russulaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lactarius	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Lactarius obscuratus	Pteropus lombocensis

Conservation Status

Alder Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Lombok Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Milkcap	Lombok Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Lombok Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alder Milkcap

The Alder Milkcap (Lactarius obscuratus) 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.