Eastern Mole vs Indigo Milk Cap

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Lactarius indigo

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Indigo Milk Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Talpidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Lactarius
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Lactarius indigo

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Indigo Milk Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

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.