Indigo Milk Cap vs Yellow-billed Cacique

Lactarius indigo compared with Amblycercus holosericeus

Key Differences

• Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated while Yellow-billed Cacique is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indigo Milk Cap	Yellow-billed Cacique
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Russulaceae	Icteridae
Genus	Lactarius	Amblycercus
Species	Lactarius indigo	Amblycercus holosericeus

Conservation Status

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Yellow-billed Cacique

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indigo Milk Cap	Yellow-billed Cacique
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.

Yellow-billed Cacique

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Yellow-billed Cacique

Yellow-billed Cacique (Amblycercus holosericeus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway