Indigo Milk Cap vs Midday Jird

Lactarius indigo compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indigo Milk Cap	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Russulaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Lactarius	Meriones
Species	Lactarius indigo	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indigo Milk Cap	Midday Jird
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.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.