False Death-Cap vs Lesser Capybara

Amanita citrina compared with Hydrochoerus isthmius

Key Differences

• False Death-Cap is Least Concern while Lesser Capybara is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Lesser Capybara
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)	Caviidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Hydrochoerus
Species	Amanita citrina	Hydrochoerus isthmius

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Capybara

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Lesser Capybara
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).

Lesser Capybara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.