Indigo Milk Cap vs Large Japanese Mole

Lactarius indigo compared with Mogera wogura

Key Differences

• Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated while Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indigo Milk Cap	Large Japanese Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Russulaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Lactarius	Mogera
Species	Lactarius indigo	Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indigo Milk Cap	Large Japanese Mole
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 Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.