Deer Mushroom vs Grizzled Colilargo

Pluteus cervinus compared with Oligoryzomys griseolus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deer Mushroom	Grizzled Colilargo
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	Oligoryzomys
Species	Pluteus cervinus	Oligoryzomys griseolus

Conservation Status

Deer Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Grizzled Colilargo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deer Mushroom	Grizzled Colilargo
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).

Grizzled Colilargo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.