Indigo Milk Cap vs Namdapha Flying Squirrel

Lactarius indigo compared with Biswamoyopterus biswasi

Key Differences

• Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated while Namdapha Flying Squirrel is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indigo Milk Cap	Namdapha Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Russulaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Lactarius	Biswamoyopterus
Species	Lactarius indigo	Biswamoyopterus biswasi

Conservation Status

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Namdapha Flying Squirrel

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indigo Milk Cap	Namdapha Flying Squirrel
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.

Namdapha Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.