Amethyst Deceiver vs Colobo Rojo del Niger

Laccaria amethystina compared with Piliocolobus epieni

Key Differences

• Amethyst Deceiver is Least Concern while Colobo Rojo del Niger is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amethyst Deceiver	Colobo Rojo del Niger
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	Piliocolobus
Species	Laccaria amethystina	Piliocolobus epieni

Conservation Status

Amethyst Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Colobo Rojo del Niger

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amethyst Deceiver	Colobo Rojo del Niger
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).

Colobo Rojo del Niger

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.