Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Fiery Milkcap

Artibeus gnomus compared with Lactarius pyrogalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Fiery Milkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Lactarius
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Lactarius pyrogalus

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fiery Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Fiery Milkcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Fiery Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.