Indigo Milk Cap vs Long-tailed Myotis

Lactarius indigo compared with Myotis longicaudatus

Key Differences

• Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated while Long-tailed Myotis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indigo Milk Cap	Long-tailed Myotis
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	Myotis
Species	Lactarius indigo	Myotis longicaudatus

Conservation Status

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-tailed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indigo Milk Cap	Long-tailed Myotis
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.

Long-tailed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.