Amethyst Deceiver vs black-calabash

Laccaria amethystina compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Amethyst Deceiver black-calabash
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family Hydnangiaceae Bignoniaceae
Genus Laccaria Amphitecna
Species Laccaria amethystina Amphitecna latifolia

Conservation Status

Amethyst Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Amethyst Deceiver black-calabash
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).

black-calabash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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