False Death-Cap vs Jungle Shrew

Amanita citrina compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• False Death-Cap is Least Concern while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Soricidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Suncus
Species	Amanita citrina	Suncus zeylanicus

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Jungle Shrew
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).

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.