False Water Rat vs Indigo Milk Cap

Xeromys myoides compared with Lactarius indigo

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Russulaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Lactarius
Species	Xeromys myoides	Lactarius indigo

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Indigo Milk Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

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.