Deer Mushroom vs Jaguarundi

Pluteus cervinus compared with Puma yagouaroundi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deer Mushroom	Jaguarundi
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Pluteaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Pluteus	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Pluteus cervinus	Puma yagouaroundi

Conservation Status

Deer Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Jaguarundi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deer Mushroom	Jaguarundi
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).

Jaguarundi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.