Indigo Milk Cap vs Lesser Chiruromys

Lactarius indigo compared with Chiruromys vates

Key Differences

• Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated while Lesser Chiruromys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indigo Milk Cap	Lesser Chiruromys
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Russulaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Lactarius	Chiruromys
Species	Lactarius indigo	Chiruromys vates

Conservation Status

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Chiruromys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indigo Milk Cap	Lesser Chiruromys
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 Chiruromys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.