False Death-Cap vs Johnstons genet

Amanita citrina compared with Genetta johnstoni

Key Differences

• False Death-Cap is Least Concern while Johnstons genet is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Johnstons genet
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)	Viverridae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Genetta
Species	Amanita citrina	Genetta johnstoni

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Johnstons genet

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Johnstons genet
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).

Johnstons genet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.