Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Pale Milkcap

Artibeus gnomus compared with Lactarius pallidus

Key Differences

• Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Pale Milkcap is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Pale 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 pallidus

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pale Milkcap

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Pale 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.

Pale Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.