Deer Mushroom vs Hotson s Jerboa

Pluteus cervinus compared with Allactaga hotsoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deer Mushroom	Hotson s Jerboa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pluteaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Pluteus	Allactaga
Species	Pluteus cervinus	Allactaga hotsoni

Conservation Status

Deer Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Hotson s Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deer Mushroom	Hotson s Jerboa
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).

Hotson s Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.