False Death-Cap vs Gray Marmot

Amanita citrina compared with Marmota baibacina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Gray Marmot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Marmota
Species	Amanita citrina	Marmota baibacina

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Gray Marmot
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 Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.