False Death-Cap vs Lichtenstein’s Jerboa

Amanita citrina compared with Eremodipus lichtensteini

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Lichtenstein’s Jerboa
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)	Dipodidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Eremodipus
Species	Amanita citrina	Eremodipus lichtensteini

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Lichtenstein’s Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Lichtenstein’s Jerboa
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).

Lichtenstein’s Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.