False Death-Cap vs Junín Akodont

Amanita citrina compared with Akodon juninensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Junín Akodont
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cricetidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Akodon
Species	Amanita citrina	Akodon juninensis

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Junín Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Junín Akodont
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).

Junín Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.