Dyed Milkcap vs Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Lactarius hysginus compared with Diphylla ecaudata

Key Differences

• Dyed Milkcap is Data Deficient while Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dyed Milkcap	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Russulaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Lactarius	Diphylla
Species	Lactarius hysginus	Diphylla ecaudata

Conservation Status

Dyed Milkcap

DD — Data Deficient

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dyed Milkcap	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dyed Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

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

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.