Deceiver vs Meller’s Mongoose

Laccaria laccata compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Key Differences

• Deceiver is Not Evaluated while Meller’s Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deceiver	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Hydnangiaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Laccaria	Rhynchogale
Species	Laccaria laccata	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

Deceiver

NE — Not Evaluated

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deceiver	Meller’s Mongoose
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.

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.