False Death-Cap vs Harmless Serotine

Amanita citrina compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• False Death-Cap is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom	Fungi (فطر)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (دعاميات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Agaricomycetes (غاريقونانية)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Agaricales (غاريقونيات)	Chiroptera (خفاشيات)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Eptesicus
Species	Amanita citrina	Eptesicus innoxius

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Harmless Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Death-Cap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Harmless Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.