Amethyst Deceiver vs Frosted Sac-winged Bat

Laccaria amethystina compared with Saccopteryx canescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amethyst Deceiver	Frosted Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hydnangiaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Laccaria	Saccopteryx
Species	Laccaria amethystina	Saccopteryx canescens

Conservation Status

Amethyst Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Frosted Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amethyst Deceiver	Frosted Sac-winged Bat
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).

Frosted Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia 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.