False Death-Cap vs Globe Thistle

Amanita citrina compared with Echinops exaltatus

Key Differences

• False Death-Cap is Least Concern while Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Tenrecidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Echinops
Species	Amanita citrina	Echinops exaltatus

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Globe Thistle
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).

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States