Fishy Milkcap vs Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Lactifluus volemus compared with Diphylla ecaudata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishy 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	Lactifluus	Diphylla
Species	Lactifluus volemus	Diphylla ecaudata

Conservation Status

Fishy Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishy Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

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

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.