Dark-Spotted Milkcap vs Greater Ghost Bat

Lactarius atroviridis compared with Diclidurus ingens

Key Differences

• Dark-Spotted Milkcap is Not Evaluated while Greater Ghost Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-Spotted Milkcap	Greater Ghost Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Russulaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Lactarius	Diclidurus
Species	Lactarius atroviridis	Diclidurus ingens

Conservation Status

Dark-Spotted Milkcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Ghost Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-Spotted Milkcap	Greater Ghost Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark-Spotted Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Greater Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.