Indigo Milk Cap vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Lactarius indigo compared with Perognathus flavescens

Key Differences

• Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated while Plains Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indigo Milk Cap	Plains Pocket Mouse
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	Perognathus
Species	Lactarius indigo	Perognathus flavescens

Conservation Status

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indigo Milk Cap	Plains Pocket Mouse
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.

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.