Indigo Milk Cap vs Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Lactarius indigo compared with Thyroptera discifera

Key Differences

• Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated while Peters's Disk-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indigo Milk Cap	Peters's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Russulaceae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Lactarius	Thyroptera
Species	Lactarius indigo	Thyroptera discifera

Conservation Status

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indigo Milk Cap	Peters's Disk-winged 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.

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.