Indigo Milk Cap vs Northern Hopping Mouse

Lactarius indigo compared with Notomys aquilo

Key Differences

• Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated while Northern Hopping Mouse is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indigo Milk Cap	Northern Hopping Mouse
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	Notomys
Species	Lactarius indigo	Notomys aquilo

Conservation Status

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Hopping Mouse

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indigo Milk Cap	Northern Hopping Mouse
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.

Northern Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.