False Death-Cap vs Foca Pia

Amanita citrina compared with Pagophilus groenlandicus

Key Differences

• False Death-Cap is Least Concern while Foca Pia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Foca Pia
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Pagophilus
Species	Amanita citrina	Pagophilus groenlandicus

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Foca Pia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Foca Pia
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).

Foca Pia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden