Amethyst Deceiver vs Bilberry Roller

Laccaria amethystina compared with Ancylis myrtillana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amethyst Deceiver	Bilberry Roller
Kingdom	Fungi (nấm)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (côn trùng)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lepidoptera (bộ Cánh vảy)
Family	Hydnangiaceae	Tortricidae
Genus	Laccaria	Ancylis
Species	Laccaria amethystina	Ancylis myrtillana

Conservation Status

Amethyst Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Bilberry Roller

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amethyst Deceiver	Bilberry Roller
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).

Bilberry Roller

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Bilberry Roller

The Bilberry Roller (Ancylis myrtillana) is a species in the genus Ancylis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden