Dark-Spotted Milkcap vs Pacific Flying Fox

Lactarius atroviridis compared with Pteropus tonganus

Key Differences

• Dark-Spotted Milkcap is Not Evaluated while Pacific Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-Spotted Milkcap	Pacific 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 atroviridis	Pteropus tonganus

Conservation Status

Dark-Spotted Milkcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-Spotted Milkcap	Pacific Flying Fox
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.

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.