Amethyst Deceiver vs costero

Laccaria amethystina compared with Sotalia guianensis

Key Differences

• Amethyst Deceiver is Least Concern while costero is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amethyst Deceiver	costero
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Hydnangiaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Laccaria	Sotalia
Species	Laccaria amethystina	Sotalia guianensis

Conservation Status

Amethyst Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

costero

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amethyst Deceiver	costero
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amethyst Deceiver

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

costero

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Amethyst Deceiver

The Amethyst Deceiver (Laccaria amethystina) is a species in the genus Laccaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.