Fishy Milkcap vs Jamaican fruit bat

Lactifluus volemus compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Fishy Milkcap Jamaican fruit 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 Artibeus
Species Lactifluus volemus Artibeus jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Fishy Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Fishy Milkcap Jamaican fruit 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.

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Fishy Milkcap

No description available.

Jamaican fruit bat

No description available.

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