False Death-Cap vs Gray Flying Fox

Amanita citrina compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

• False Death-Cap is Least Concern while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Gray Flying Fox
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)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Amanita citrina	Pteropus griseus

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Gray Flying Fox
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).

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.