Amethyst Deceiver vs Miller's Dog-faced Bat

Laccaria amethystina compared with Cynomops milleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amethyst Deceiver	Miller's Dog-faced 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	Molossidae
Genus	Laccaria	Cynomops
Species	Laccaria amethystina	Cynomops milleri

Conservation Status

Amethyst Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Miller's Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amethyst Deceiver	Miller's Dog-faced 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).

Miller's Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.