Deer Mushroom vs Eastern Mole Vole

Pluteus cervinus compared with Ellobius tancrei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deer Mushroom	Eastern Mole Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pluteaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Pluteus	Ellobius
Species	Pluteus cervinus	Ellobius tancrei

Conservation Status

Deer Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deer Mushroom	Eastern Mole Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deer Mushroom

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Eastern Mole Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.