False Serotine Bat vs Oak Milk-Cap

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Lactarius quietus

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Oak Milk-Cap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Oak 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 quietus

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Oak Milk-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oak Milk-Cap

Habitat

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

Range

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