Indigo Milk Cap vs Niger Delta Red Colobus

Lactarius indigo compared with Piliocolobus epieni

Key Differences

• Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated while Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indigo Milk Cap	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Russulaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Lactarius	Piliocolobus
Species	Lactarius indigo	Piliocolobus epieni

Conservation Status

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indigo Milk Cap	Niger Delta Red Colobus
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.

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.