False Death-Cap vs Kashmir Mountain Vole

Amanita citrina compared with Alticola montosa

Key Differences

• False Death-Cap is Least Concern while Kashmir Mountain Vole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Kashmir Mountain Vole
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)	Alticola
Species	Amanita citrina	Alticola montosa

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Kashmir Mountain Vole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Kashmir Mountain Vole
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).

Kashmir Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.