Amethyst Deceiver vs Little Black Serotine

Laccaria amethystina compared with Eptesicus andinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amethyst Deceiver	Little Black Serotine
Kingdom	Fungi (فطر)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (دعاميات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Agaricomycetes (غاريقونانية)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Agaricales (غاريقونيات)	Chiroptera (خفاشيات)
Family	Hydnangiaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Laccaria	Eptesicus
Species	Laccaria amethystina	Eptesicus andinus

Conservation Status

Amethyst Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amethyst Deceiver	Little Black Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amethyst Deceiver

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Amethyst Deceiver

The Amethyst Deceiver (Laccaria amethystina) is a species in the genus Laccaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.