False Death-Cap vs Kosrae Flying Fox

Amanita citrina compared with Pteropus ualanus

Key Differences

• False Death-Cap is Least Concern while Kosrae Flying Fox is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Kosrae Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Amanita citrina	Pteropus ualanus

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Kosrae Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Kosrae Flying Fox
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).

Kosrae Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.