Amethyst Deceiver vs Large Japanese Mole

Laccaria amethystina compared with Mogera wogura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Amethyst Deceiver Large Japanese Mole
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Hydnangiaceae Talpidae
Genus Laccaria Mogera
Species Laccaria amethystina Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

Amethyst Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Amethyst Deceiver Large Japanese Mole
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).

Large Japanese Mole

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.

Large Japanese Mole

No description available.

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