Indigo Milk Cap vs Inornate Squirrel

Lactarius indigo compared with Callosciurus inornatus

Key Differences

• Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated while Inornate Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indigo Milk Cap	Inornate Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Russulaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Lactarius	Callosciurus
Species	Lactarius indigo	Callosciurus inornatus

Conservation Status

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Inornate Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indigo Milk Cap	Inornate Squirrel
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.

Inornate Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.