Indigo Milk Cap vs Paradox Vole

Lactarius indigo compared with Microtus paradoxus

Key Differences

• Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated while Paradox Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indigo Milk Cap	Paradox Vole
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	Microtus
Species	Lactarius indigo	Microtus paradoxus

Conservation Status

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Paradox Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indigo Milk Cap	Paradox Vole
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.

Paradox Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.