False Death-Cap vs Green Bush Squirrel

Amanita citrina compared with Paraxerus poensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Green Bush Squirrel
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)	Paraxerus
Species	Amanita citrina	Paraxerus poensis

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Green Bush Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Green Bush Squirrel
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).

Green Bush Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.