False Death-Cap vs Large Japanese Mole

Amanita citrina compared with Mogera wogura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Large Japanese Mole
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)	Talpidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Mogera
Species	Amanita citrina	Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Large Japanese Mole
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 Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.