False Death-Cap vs Fat-tailed Jird

Amanita citrina compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Fat-tailed Jird
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)	Pachyuromys
Species	Amanita citrina	Pachyuromys duprasi

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Fat-tailed Jird
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).

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.