Grey Milk-Cap vs Guam Flying Fox

Lactarius vietus compared with Pteropus tokudae

Key Differences

• Grey Milk-Cap is Least Concern while Guam Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Milk-Cap	Guam Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Russulaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lactarius	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Lactarius vietus	Pteropus tokudae

Conservation Status

Grey Milk-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Milk-Cap	Guam Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grey Milk-Cap

Habitat

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

Range

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

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.