Grey Milk-Cap vs Handley's Red Bat

Lactarius vietus compared with Lasiurus atratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Milk-Cap	Handley's Red 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	Lasiurus
Species	Lactarius vietus	Lasiurus atratus

Conservation Status

Grey Milk-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Handley's Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Milk-Cap	Handley's Red Bat
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.

Handley's Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.