Indigo Milk Cap vs Lacustrine Vole

Lactarius indigo compared with Microtus limnophilus

Key Differences

• Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated while Lacustrine Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indigo Milk Cap	Lacustrine 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	Microtus
Species	Lactarius indigo	Microtus limnophilus

Conservation Status

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Lacustrine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indigo Milk Cap	Lacustrine 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.

Lacustrine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.