False Death-Cap vs Great Gerbil

Amanita citrina compared with Rhombomys opimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Great Gerbil
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)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Rhombomys
Species	Amanita citrina	Rhombomys opimus

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Great Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Great Gerbil
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).

Great Gerbil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.