Amethyst Deceiver vs Fraser's dolphin

Laccaria amethystina compared with Lagenodelphis hosei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amethyst Deceiver	Fraser's dolphin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Hydnangiaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Laccaria	Lagenodelphis
Species	Laccaria amethystina	Lagenodelphis hosei

Conservation Status

Amethyst Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Fraser's dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amethyst Deceiver	Fraser's dolphin
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).

Fraser's dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Norway, Portugal), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, 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.