Deer Mushroom vs Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

Pluteus cervinus compared with Mormoops megalophylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deer Mushroom	Peters's Ghost-faced Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pluteaceae	Mormoopidae
Genus	Pluteus	Mormoops
Species	Pluteus cervinus	Mormoops megalophylla

Conservation Status

Deer Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deer Mushroom	Peters's Ghost-faced Bat
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).

Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.