Deer Mushroom vs plúteo amarillo

Pluteus cervinus compared with Pluteus leoninus

Key Differences

• Deer Mushroom is Least Concern while plúteo amarillo is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deer Mushroom	plúteo amarillo
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order same	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family same	Pluteaceae	Pluteaceae
Genus same	Pluteus	Pluteus
Species	Pluteus cervinus	Pluteus leoninus

Evolutionary Relationship

Deer Mushroom and plúteo amarillo share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pluteus.

Conservation Status

Deer Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

plúteo amarillo

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deer Mushroom	plúteo amarillo
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).

plúteo amarillo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States