Amethyst Deceiver vs Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Laccaria amethystina compared with Onychogalea lunata

Key Differences

• Amethyst Deceiver is Least Concern while Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amethyst Deceiver	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Hydnangiaceae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Laccaria	Onychogalea
Species	Laccaria amethystina	Onychogalea lunata

Conservation Status

Amethyst Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amethyst Deceiver	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby
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).

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.