False Death-Cap vs Honey possum

Amanita citrina compared with Tarsipes rostratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Honey possum
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)	Tarsipedidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Tarsipes
Species	Amanita citrina	Tarsipes rostratus

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Honey possum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Honey possum
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).

Honey possum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.