False Death-Cap vs Guinea baboon

Amanita citrina compared with Papio papio

Key Differences

• False Death-Cap is Least Concern while Guinea baboon is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Guinea baboon
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Papio
Species	Amanita citrina	Papio papio

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Guinea baboon

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Guinea baboon
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).

Guinea baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.