False Death-Cap vs Flower-faced Bat

Amanita citrina compared with Anthops ornatus

Key Differences

• False Death-Cap is Least Concern while Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Flower-faced Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Hipposideridae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Anthops
Species	Amanita citrina	Anthops ornatus

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Flower-faced Bat
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).

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.