Dark-Spotted Milkcap vs Jamaican fruit bat

Lactarius atroviridis compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Dark-Spotted Milkcap is Not Evaluated while Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-Spotted Milkcap	Jamaican fruit bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Russulaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Lactarius	Artibeus
Species	Lactarius atroviridis	Artibeus jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Dark-Spotted Milkcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-Spotted Milkcap	Jamaican fruit 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.

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.