Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Indigo Milk Cap

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Lactarius indigo

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	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	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lactarius
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Lactarius indigo

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Indigo Milk Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

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.