Indigo Milk Cap vs Ord's kangaroo rat

Lactarius indigo compared with Dipodomys ordii

Key Differences

• Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated while Ord's kangaroo rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indigo Milk Cap	Ord's kangaroo rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Russulaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Lactarius	Dipodomys
Species	Lactarius indigo	Dipodomys ordii

Conservation Status

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indigo Milk Cap	Ord's kangaroo rat
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.

Ord's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.