Bicoloured Deceiver vs Deer Mouse

Laccaria bicolor compared with Peromyscus maniculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bicoloured Deceiver	Deer Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hydnangiaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Laccaria	Peromyscus
Species	Laccaria bicolor	Peromyscus maniculatus

Conservation Status

Bicoloured Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Deer Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bicoloured Deceiver	Deer Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bicoloured Deceiver

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil).

Deer Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Bicoloured Deceiver

The Bicoloured Deceiver (Laccaria bicolor) 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.