False Death-Cap vs L'Hoest's Monkey

Amanita citrina compared with Allochrocebus lhoesti

Key Differences

• False Death-Cap is Least Concern while L'Hoest's Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	L'Hoest's Monkey
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Allochrocebus
Species	Amanita citrina	Allochrocebus lhoesti

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

L'Hoest's Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	L'Hoest's Monkey
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).

L'Hoest's Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.