Indigo Milk Cap vs Mandarin Vole

Lactarius indigo compared with Lasiopodomys mandarinus

Key Differences

• Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated while Mandarin Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indigo Milk Cap	Mandarin Vole
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	Lasiopodomys
Species	Lactarius indigo	Lasiopodomys mandarinus

Conservation Status

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Mandarin Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indigo Milk Cap	Mandarin Vole
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.

Mandarin Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.