Indigo Milk Cap vs Montane Chrotomys

Lactarius indigo compared with Chrotomys whiteheadi

Key Differences

• Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated while Montane Chrotomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indigo Milk Cap	Montane Chrotomys
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	Chrotomys
Species	Lactarius indigo	Chrotomys whiteheadi

Conservation Status

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Montane Chrotomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indigo Milk Cap	Montane Chrotomys
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.

Montane Chrotomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.