Bloody Milkcap vs Pale Brown Long-tongued Bat

Lactarius sanguifluus compared with Lichonycteris degener

Key Differences

• Bloody Milkcap is Extinct while Pale Brown Long-tongued Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bloody Milkcap	Pale Brown Long-tongued Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Russulaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Lactarius	Lichonycteris
Species	Lactarius sanguifluus	Lichonycteris degener

Conservation Status

Bloody Milkcap

EX — Extinct

Pale Brown Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bloody Milkcap	Pale Brown Long-tongued Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bloody Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

Pale Brown Long-tongued Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Bloody Milkcap

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