Deer Mushroom vs Mountain Anoa

Pluteus cervinus compared with Bubalus quarlesi

Key Differences

• Deer Mushroom is Least Concern while Mountain Anoa is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deer Mushroom	Mountain Anoa
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	Bubalus
Species	Pluteus cervinus	Bubalus quarlesi

Conservation Status

Deer Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Anoa

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deer Mushroom	Mountain Anoa
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).

Mountain Anoa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.