Fruity Milkcap vs Little Red Flying Fox

Lactarius evosmus compared with Pteropus scapulatus

Key Differences

• Fruity Milkcap is Near Threatened while Little Red Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fruity Milkcap	Little Red Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)
Family	Russulaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lactarius	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Lactarius evosmus	Pteropus scapulatus

Conservation Status

Fruity Milkcap

NT — Near Threatened

Little Red Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fruity Milkcap	Little Red Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fruity Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Little Red Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.