False Death-Cap vs Giant Noctule

Amanita citrina compared with Nyctalus lasiopterus

Key Differences

• False Death-Cap is Least Concern while Giant Noctule is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Giant Noctule
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)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Nyctalus
Species	Amanita citrina	Nyctalus lasiopterus

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Giant Noctule

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Giant Noctule
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).

Giant Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ukraine.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium