Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Mild Milkcap

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Lactarius subdulcis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Mild Milkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Russulaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Lactarius
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Lactarius subdulcis

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mild Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Mild Milkcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mild Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

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

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

The Bergmans’s Fruit Bat (Scotonycteris bergmansi) is a species in the genus Scotonycteris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.