Amethyst Deceiver vs Eastern Mole

Laccaria amethystina compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amethyst Deceiver	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (nấm)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Bộ Chuột chù)
Family	Hydnangiaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Laccaria	Scalopus
Species	Laccaria amethystina	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Amethyst Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amethyst Deceiver	Eastern Mole
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 Mole

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.