False Death-Cap vs Grizzled Tree-kangaroo

Amanita citrina compared with Dendrolagus inustus

Key Differences

• False Death-Cap is Least Concern while Grizzled Tree-kangaroo is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Grizzled Tree-kangaroo
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Dendrolagus
Species	Amanita citrina	Dendrolagus inustus

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Grizzled Tree-kangaroo

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Grizzled Tree-kangaroo
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).

Grizzled Tree-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.