Deer Mushroom vs Monk Saki

Pluteus cervinus compared with Pithecia monachus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deer Mushroom	Monk Saki
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pluteaceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Pluteus	Pithecia
Species	Pluteus cervinus	Pithecia monachus

Conservation Status

Deer Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Monk Saki

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deer Mushroom	Monk Saki
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).

Monk Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.