Deer Mushroom vs Handley's Red Bat

Pluteus cervinus compared with Lasiurus atratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deer Mushroom	Handley's Red Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pluteaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Pluteus	Lasiurus
Species	Pluteus cervinus	Lasiurus atratus

Conservation Status

Deer Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Handley's Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deer Mushroom	Handley's Red Bat
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).

Handley's Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.