Indigo Milk Cap vs Napo Spiny-rat

Lactarius indigo compared with Proechimys quadruplicatus

Key Differences

• Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated while Napo Spiny-rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indigo Milk Cap	Napo Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Russulaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Lactarius	Proechimys
Species	Lactarius indigo	Proechimys quadruplicatus

Conservation Status

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Napo Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indigo Milk Cap	Napo Spiny-rat
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.

Napo Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.