Deer Mushroom vs Jentink's Duiker

Pluteus cervinus compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• Deer Mushroom is Least Concern while Jentink's Duiker is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deer Mushroom	Jentink's Duiker
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Pluteaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Pluteus	Cephalophus
Species	Pluteus cervinus	Cephalophus jentinki

Conservation Status

Deer Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deer Mushroom	Jentink's Duiker
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).

Jentink's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.