False Death-Cap vs Highland Mangabey

Amanita citrina compared with Rungwecebus kipunji

Key Differences

• False Death-Cap is Least Concern while Highland Mangabey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Highland Mangabey
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)	Rungwecebus
Species	Amanita citrina	Rungwecebus kipunji

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Highland Mangabey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Highland Mangabey
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).

Highland Mangabey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.