Indigo Milk Cap vs Meller’s Mongoose

Lactarius indigo compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Key Differences

• Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated while Meller’s Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indigo Milk Cap	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Russulaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Lactarius	Rhynchogale
Species	Lactarius indigo	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indigo Milk Cap	Meller’s Mongoose
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.

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.