Indigo Milk Cap vs Mexican Fox Squirrel

Lactarius indigo compared with Sciurus nayaritensis

Key Differences

• Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated while Mexican Fox Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indigo Milk Cap	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Russulaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Lactarius	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Lactarius indigo	Sciurus nayaritensis

Conservation Status

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indigo Milk Cap	Mexican Fox Squirrel
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.

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.