Flat-headed Kusimanse vs Indigo Milk Cap

Crossarchus platycephalus compared with Lactarius indigo

Key Differences

• Flat-headed Kusimanse is Least Concern while Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Indigo Milk Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Herpestidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Crossarchus	Lactarius
Species	Crossarchus platycephalus	Lactarius indigo

Conservation Status

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Indigo Milk Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-headed Kusimanse

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.