Indigo Milk Cap vs Omilteme Cottontail

Lactarius indigo compared with Sylvilagus insonus

Key Differences

• Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated while Omilteme Cottontail is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indigo Milk Cap	Omilteme Cottontail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Russulaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Lactarius	Sylvilagus
Species	Lactarius indigo	Sylvilagus insonus

Conservation Status

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Omilteme Cottontail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indigo Milk Cap	Omilteme Cottontail
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.

Omilteme Cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.