Dark-Spotted Milkcap vs Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

Lactarius atroviridis compared with Mormoops megalophylla

Key Differences

• Dark-Spotted Milkcap is Not Evaluated while Peters's Ghost-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-Spotted Milkcap	Peters's Ghost-faced Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Russulaceae	Mormoopidae
Genus	Lactarius	Mormoops
Species	Lactarius atroviridis	Mormoops megalophylla

Conservation Status

Dark-Spotted Milkcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-Spotted Milkcap	Peters's Ghost-faced 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.

Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.