Indigo Milk Cap vs Pygmy three-toed sloth

Lactarius indigo compared with Bradypus pygmaeus

Key Differences

• Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated while Pygmy three-toed sloth is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indigo Milk Cap	Pygmy three-toed sloth
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Russulaceae	Bradypodidae (Three-toed Sloths)
Genus	Lactarius	Bradypus (Three-toed Sloths)
Species	Lactarius indigo	Bradypus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Pygmy three-toed sloth

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indigo Milk Cap	Pygmy three-toed sloth
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.

Pygmy three-toed sloth

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.