Amethyst Deceiver vs Cercopiteco de Lowe

Laccaria amethystina compared with Cercopithecus lowei

Key Differences

• Amethyst Deceiver is Least Concern while Cercopiteco de Lowe is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amethyst Deceiver	Cercopiteco de Lowe
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Hydnangiaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Laccaria	Cercopithecus
Species	Laccaria amethystina	Cercopithecus lowei

Conservation Status

Amethyst Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Cercopiteco de Lowe

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amethyst Deceiver	Cercopiteco de Lowe
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).

Cercopiteco de Lowe

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.