Deceiver vs Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

Laccaria laccata compared with Petaurista magnificus

Key Differences

• Deceiver is Not Evaluated while Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deceiver	Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hydnangiaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Laccaria	Petaurista
Species	Laccaria laccata	Petaurista magnificus

Conservation Status

Deceiver

NE — Not Evaluated

Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deceiver	Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel
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.

Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.