Bicoloured Deceiver vs Fenton's Mastiff Bat

Laccaria bicolor compared with Molossus fentoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bicoloured Deceiver	Fenton's Mastiff 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	Molossus
Species	Laccaria bicolor	Molossus fentoni

Conservation Status

Bicoloured Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Fenton's Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bicoloured Deceiver	Fenton's Mastiff Bat
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).

Fenton's Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.