Indigo Milk Cap vs Lofty Pericote

Lactarius indigo compared with Auliscomys sublimis

Key Differences

• Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated while Lofty Pericote is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indigo Milk Cap	Lofty Pericote
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	Auliscomys
Species	Lactarius indigo	Auliscomys sublimis

Conservation Status

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indigo Milk Cap	Lofty Pericote
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.

Lofty Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.