False Death-Cap vs False Water Rat

Amanita citrina compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• False Death-Cap is Least Concern while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	False Water Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Xeromys
Species	Amanita citrina	Xeromys myoides

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	False Water Rat
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).

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.