False Death-Cap vs Hoary fox

Amanita citrina compared with Lycalopex vetulus

Key Differences

• False Death-Cap is Least Concern while Hoary fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Hoary fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Lycalopex
Species	Amanita citrina	Lycalopex vetulus

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Hoary fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Hoary fox
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).

Hoary fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.