Eastern Red Bat vs False Death-Cap

Lasiurus borealis compared with Amanita citrina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Red Bat	False Death-Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Lasiurus	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Lasiurus borealis	Amanita citrina

Conservation Status

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Red Bat	False Death-Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States