False Death-Cap vs Greedy Olalla Rat

Amanita citrina compared with Olallamys edax

Key Differences

• False Death-Cap is Least Concern while Greedy Olalla Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Greedy Olalla Rat
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)	Echimyidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Olallamys
Species	Amanita citrina	Olallamys edax

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Greedy Olalla Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Greedy Olalla Rat
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).

Greedy Olalla Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.