Indigo Milk Cap vs Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

Lactarius indigo compared with Phyllostomus elongatus

Key Differences

• Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated while Lesser Spear-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indigo Milk Cap	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Russulaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Lactarius	Phyllostomus
Species	Lactarius indigo	Phyllostomus elongatus

Conservation Status

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indigo Milk Cap	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indigo Milk Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.