Gray Red-backed Vole vs Indigo Milk Cap

Myodes rufocanus compared with Lactarius indigo

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	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	Cricetidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Myodes	Lactarius
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Lactarius indigo

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Indigo Milk Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

Indigo Milk Cap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway