Deceiver vs Dwarf Brocket

Laccaria laccata compared with Mazama chunyi

Key Differences

• Deceiver is Not Evaluated while Dwarf Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deceiver	Dwarf Brocket
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Hydnangiaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Laccaria	Mazama
Species	Laccaria laccata	Mazama chunyi

Conservation Status

Deceiver

NE — Not Evaluated

Dwarf Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deceiver	Dwarf Brocket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deceiver

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, and United States.

Dwarf Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.