Indigo Milk Cap vs Potto

Lactarius indigo compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indigo Milk Cap	Potto
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Russulaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Lactarius	Perodicticus
Species	Lactarius indigo	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indigo Milk Cap	Potto
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.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.