Deer Mushroom vs Peters's Wrinkle-lipped Bat

Pluteus cervinus compared with Mormopterus jugularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deer Mushroom	Peters's Wrinkle-lipped 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	Molossidae
Genus	Pluteus	Mormopterus
Species	Pluteus cervinus	Mormopterus jugularis

Conservation Status

Deer Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Peters's Wrinkle-lipped Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deer Mushroom	Peters's Wrinkle-lipped 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 Wrinkle-lipped Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.