Fawn-colored Mouse vs Indigo Milk Cap

Mus cervicolor compared with Lactarius indigo

Key Differences

• Fawn-colored Mouse is Least Concern while Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fawn-colored Mouse	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	Mus (House Mice)	Lactarius
Species	Mus cervicolor	Lactarius indigo

Conservation Status

Fawn-colored Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fawn-colored Mouse	Indigo Milk Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fawn-colored Mouse

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.