Indigo Milk Cap vs Mountain Goat

Lactarius indigo compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indigo Milk Cap	Mountain Goat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Russulaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Lactarius	Oreamnos
Species	Lactarius indigo	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indigo Milk Cap	Mountain Goat
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.

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.