False Death-Cap vs Gambian Mongoose

Amanita citrina compared with Mungos gambianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Gambian Mongoose
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Herpestidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Mungos
Species	Amanita citrina	Mungos gambianus

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Gambian Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Gambian Mongoose
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).

Gambian Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.