Indigo Milk Cap vs Lesser Capybara

Lactarius indigo compared with Hydrochoerus isthmius

Key Differences

• Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated while Lesser Capybara is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indigo Milk Cap	Lesser Capybara
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Russulaceae	Caviidae
Genus	Lactarius	Hydrochoerus
Species	Lactarius indigo	Hydrochoerus isthmius

Conservation Status

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Capybara

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indigo Milk Cap	Lesser Capybara
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.

Lesser Capybara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.