Indigo Milk Cap vs Large False Serotine

Lactarius indigo compared with Hesperoptenus tomesi

Key Differences

• Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated while Large False Serotine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indigo Milk Cap	Large False Serotine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Russulaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Lactarius	Hesperoptenus
Species	Lactarius indigo	Hesperoptenus tomesi

Conservation Status

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indigo Milk Cap	Large False Serotine
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.

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.