False Death-Cap vs Jaguarundi

Amanita citrina compared with Puma yagouaroundi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Jaguarundi
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)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Amanita citrina	Puma yagouaroundi

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Jaguarundi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Jaguarundi
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).

Jaguarundi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.