Amethyst Deceiver vs Eastern Red Bat

Laccaria amethystina compared with Lasiurus borealis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amethyst Deceiver	Eastern Red Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Hydnangiaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Laccaria	Lasiurus
Species	Laccaria amethystina	Lasiurus borealis

Conservation Status

Amethyst Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amethyst Deceiver	Eastern Red Bat
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).

Eastern Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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.