Amethyst Deceiver vs Jaguarundi

Laccaria amethystina compared with Puma yagouaroundi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amethyst Deceiver	Jaguarundi
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Hydnangiaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Laccaria	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Laccaria amethystina	Puma yagouaroundi

Conservation Status

Amethyst Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Jaguarundi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amethyst Deceiver	Jaguarundi
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).

Jaguarundi

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.