Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Indigo Milk Cap

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Lactarius indigo

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	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	Dipodidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Lactarius
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Lactarius indigo

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Indigo Milk Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

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.