Indigo Milk Cap vs Madagascan fruit bat

Lactarius indigo compared with Eidolon dupreanum

Key Differences

• Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated while Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indigo Milk Cap	Madagascan fruit bat
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	Eidolon
Species	Lactarius indigo	Eidolon dupreanum

Conservation Status

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indigo Milk Cap	Madagascan fruit 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.

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.