Deceiving Knight vs Harmless Serotine

Tricholoma sejunctum compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• Deceiving Knight is Endangered while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deceiving Knight	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Tricholoma	Eptesicus
Species	Tricholoma sejunctum	Eptesicus innoxius

Conservation Status

Deceiving Knight

EN — Endangered

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deceiving Knight	Harmless Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deceiving Knight

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Harmless Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.