Bed-jacket vs Bicoloured Deceiver

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Laccaria bicolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket Bicoloured Deceiver
Kingdom Plantae (planta) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family Sapindaceae Hydnangiaceae
Genus Alectryon Laccaria
Species Alectryon tomentosus Laccaria bicolor

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Bicoloured Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket Bicoloured Deceiver
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bed-jacket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Bicoloured Deceiver

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil).

Bed-jacket

The Bed-jacket (Alectryon tomentosus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Bicoloured Deceiver

The Bicoloured Deceiver (Laccaria bicolor) 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.

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