Indigo Milk Cap vs Northeastern Peninsula Bunomys

Lactarius indigo compared with Bunomys fratrorum

Key Differences

• Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated while Northeastern Peninsula Bunomys is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indigo Milk Cap	Northeastern Peninsula Bunomys
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Russulaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Lactarius	Bunomys
Species	Lactarius indigo	Bunomys fratrorum

Conservation Status

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Northeastern Peninsula Bunomys

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indigo Milk Cap	Northeastern Peninsula Bunomys
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.

Northeastern Peninsula Bunomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.