Grey Milk-Cap vs Harlequin Bat

Lactarius vietus compared with Scotomanes ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Milk-Cap	Harlequin 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	Scotomanes
Species	Lactarius vietus	Scotomanes ornatus

Conservation Status

Grey Milk-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Harlequin Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Milk-Cap	Harlequin 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.

Harlequin Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.