Deceiver vs Northern Bettong

Laccaria laccata compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Deceiver is Not Evaluated while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deceiver	Northern Bettong
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Hydnangiaceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Laccaria	Bettongia
Species	Laccaria laccata	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

Deceiver

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deceiver	Northern Bettong
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.

Northern Bettong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.