There are many of them. They include gilled fungus, devil's tongues, coral fungus, agaric fungus, toothed fungus, slime mould, luminous fungus, bracket fungus, cup fungus, moss, organ pipe fungus, sac fungus, stinkhorn fungus, jelly fungus, and lichen. The forest floor is the leaf-littered ground. It is the home of many, many insects and some large animals. ~short :)

No, it's a fungus that grows on decaying wood and is categorized as part of the Pezizomycetes class. Since it obtains nourishment from a dead "host," it can't be classified as a parasite.

There are a variety of types of fungus in the Amazon rainforest. Some of these include red fungus, oyster mushrooms, white fungus, and gray fungus.

Because it is fungus

A mushroom is it's own fungus for that it does not produce fungus it is fungus.