False Death-Cap vs Large-scaled Amidella

Amanita citrina compared with Amanita lepiotoides

Key Differences

• False Death-Cap is Least Concern while Large-scaled Amidella is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Large-scaled Amidella
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order same	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family same	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus same	Amanita (Amanitas)	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Amanita citrina	Amanita lepiotoides

Evolutionary Relationship

False Death-Cap and Large-scaled Amidella share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Amanita. (Amanitas)

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Large-scaled Amidella

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Large-scaled Amidella
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-scaled Amidella

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.