Indigo Milk Cap vs Olive-colored Akodont

Lactarius indigo compared with Abrothrix olivaceus

Key Differences

• Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated while Olive-colored Akodont is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indigo Milk Cap	Olive-colored Akodont
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Russulaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Lactarius	Abrothrix
Species	Lactarius indigo	Abrothrix olivaceus

Conservation Status

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Olive-colored Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indigo Milk Cap	Olive-colored Akodont
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.

Olive-colored Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.