Amethyst Deceiver vs Paucident planigale

Laccaria amethystina compared with Planigale gilesi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amethyst Deceiver	Paucident planigale
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Hydnangiaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Laccaria	Planigale
Species	Laccaria amethystina	Planigale gilesi

Conservation Status

Amethyst Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Paucident planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amethyst Deceiver	Paucident planigale
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).

Paucident planigale

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.