False Death-Cap vs Large-eared Hutia

Amanita citrina compared with Mesocapromys auritus

Key Differences

• False Death-Cap is Least Concern while Large-eared Hutia is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Large-eared Hutia
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)	Capromyidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Mesocapromys
Species	Amanita citrina	Mesocapromys auritus

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Large-eared Hutia
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).

Large-eared Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.