False Death-Cap vs Harlequin Bat

Amanita citrina compared with Scotomanes ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Harlequin Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Scotomanes
Species	Amanita citrina	Scotomanes ornatus

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Harlequin Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Harlequin Bat
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).

Harlequin Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.