Indigo Milk Cap vs Kashmir Mountain Vole

Lactarius indigo compared with Alticola montosa

Key Differences

• Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated while Kashmir Mountain Vole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indigo Milk Cap	Kashmir Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Russulaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Lactarius	Alticola
Species	Lactarius indigo	Alticola montosa

Conservation Status

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Kashmir Mountain Vole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indigo Milk Cap	Kashmir Mountain Vole
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.

Kashmir Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.