Blushing Milkcap vs Great Flying Fox

Lactarius controversus compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

• Blushing Milkcap is Vulnerable while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Milkcap	Great 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 controversus	Pteropus neohibernicus

Conservation Status

Blushing Milkcap

VU — Vulnerable

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Milkcap	Great Flying Fox
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.

Great Flying Fox

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.