Desert Dormouse vs Indigo Milk Cap

Selevinia betpakdalaensis compared with Lactarius indigo

Key Differences

• Desert Dormouse is Data Deficient while Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Dormouse	Indigo Milk Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Gliridae	Russulaceae
Genus	Selevinia	Lactarius
Species	Selevinia betpakdalaensis	Lactarius indigo

Conservation Status

Desert Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Dormouse	Indigo Milk Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indigo Milk Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.