Indigo Milk Cap vs Northern Pika

Lactarius indigo compared with Ochotona hyperborea

Key Differences

• Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated while Northern Pika is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indigo Milk Cap	Northern Pika
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Russulaceae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Lactarius	Ochotona
Species	Lactarius indigo	Ochotona hyperborea

Conservation Status

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indigo Milk Cap	Northern Pika
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 Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.