Amethyst Deceiver vs Maja Batuh

Laccaria amethystina compared with Aegle marmelos

Key Differences

• Amethyst Deceiver is Least Concern while Maja Batuh is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amethyst Deceiver	Maja Batuh
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (tumbuhan)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Hydnangiaceae	Rutaceae
Genus	Laccaria	Aegle
Species	Laccaria amethystina	Aegle marmelos

Conservation Status

Amethyst Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Maja Batuh

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amethyst Deceiver	Maja Batuh
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).

Maja Batuh

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Laos, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Maja Batuh

The Bael Fruit (Aegle marmelos) is a species in the genus Aegle. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environment.