Indigo Milk Cap vs Mt Pirri Deermouse

Lactarius indigo compared with Isthmomys pirrensis

Key Differences

• Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated while Mt Pirri Deermouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indigo Milk Cap	Mt Pirri Deermouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Russulaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Lactarius	Isthmomys
Species	Lactarius indigo	Isthmomys pirrensis

Conservation Status

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Mt Pirri Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indigo Milk Cap	Mt Pirri Deermouse
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.

Mt Pirri Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.