Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Indigo Milk Cap

Acerodon jubatus compared with Lactarius indigo

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit 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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Russulaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Lactarius
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Lactarius indigo

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Indigo Milk Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit 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.