Indigo Milk Cap vs Monk Saki

Lactarius indigo compared with Pithecia monachus

Key Differences

• Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated while Monk Saki is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indigo Milk Cap	Monk Saki
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Russulaceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Lactarius	Pithecia
Species	Lactarius indigo	Pithecia monachus

Conservation Status

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Monk Saki

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indigo Milk Cap	Monk Saki
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.

Monk Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.