Indigo Milk Cap vs Indochinese Chiromyscus

Lactarius indigo compared with Chiromyscus chiropus

Key Differences

• Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated while Indochinese Chiromyscus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indigo Milk Cap	Indochinese Chiromyscus
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Russulaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Lactarius	Chiromyscus
Species	Lactarius indigo	Chiromyscus chiropus

Conservation Status

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Indochinese Chiromyscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indigo Milk Cap	Indochinese Chiromyscus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indigo Milk Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Indochinese Chiromyscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.