Bicoloured Deceiver vs Margay

Laccaria bicolor compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Bicoloured Deceiver is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bicoloured Deceiver	Margay
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Hydnangiaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Laccaria	Leopardus
Species	Laccaria bicolor	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

Bicoloured Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bicoloured Deceiver	Margay
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).

Margay

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.