Amethyst Deceiver vs Ebony Akodont

Laccaria amethystina compared with Thaptomys nigrita

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amethyst Deceiver	Ebony Akodont
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Hydnangiaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Laccaria	Thaptomys
Species	Laccaria amethystina	Thaptomys nigrita

Conservation Status

Amethyst Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Ebony Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amethyst Deceiver	Ebony Akodont
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).

Ebony Akodont

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.