False Death-Cap vs Franciscana

Amanita citrina compared with Pontoporia blainvillei

Key Differences

• False Death-Cap is Least Concern while Franciscana is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Franciscana
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Pontoporiidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Pontoporia
Species	Amanita citrina	Pontoporia blainvillei

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Franciscana

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Franciscana
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).

Franciscana

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.