Dark-Spotted Milkcap vs Painted Woolly Bat

Lactarius atroviridis compared with Kerivoula picta

Key Differences

• Dark-Spotted Milkcap is Not Evaluated while Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-Spotted Milkcap	Painted Woolly Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Russulaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Lactarius	Kerivoula
Species	Lactarius atroviridis	Kerivoula picta

Conservation Status

Dark-Spotted Milkcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-Spotted Milkcap	Painted Woolly 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.

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.