False Serotine Bat vs Indigo Milk Cap

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Lactarius indigo

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Indigo Milk Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Lactarius
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Lactarius indigo

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Indigo Milk Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indigo Milk Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.