Fruity Milkcap vs Painted Woolly Bat

Lactarius evosmus compared with Kerivoula picta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fruity Milkcap	Painted Woolly Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Russulaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Lactarius	Kerivoula
Species	Lactarius evosmus	Kerivoula picta

Conservation Status

Fruity Milkcap

NT — Near Threatened

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fruity Milkcap	Painted Woolly Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fruity Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.