Indigo Milk Cap vs Philippine mouse-deer

Lactarius indigo compared with Tragulus nigricans

Key Differences

• Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated while Philippine mouse-deer is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indigo Milk Cap	Philippine mouse-deer
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Russulaceae	Tragulidae
Genus	Lactarius	Tragulus
Species	Lactarius indigo	Tragulus nigricans

Conservation Status

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Philippine mouse-deer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indigo Milk Cap	Philippine mouse-deer
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.

Philippine mouse-deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.