Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Flatter-Milchling

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Lactarius tabidus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bergmans’s Fruit Bat Flatter-Milchling
Kingdom Animalia (Tier) Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum Chordata (Chordatiere) Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)
Class Mammalia (Säugetiere) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Chiroptera (Fledertiere) Russulales (Täublingsartige)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Russulaceae
Genus Scotonycteris Lactarius
Species Scotonycteris bergmansi Lactarius tabidus

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Flatter-Milchling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bergmans’s Fruit Bat Flatter-Milchling
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flatter-Milchling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

The Bergmans’s Fruit Bat (Scotonycteris bergmansi) is a species in the genus Scotonycteris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flatter-Milchling

The Birch Milkcap (Lactarius tabidus) is a species in the genus Lactarius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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