False Death-Cap vs Linnaeus's mouse opossum

Amanita citrina compared with Marmosa murina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank False Death-Cap Linnaeus's mouse opossum
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family Agaricaceae (Agarics) Didelphidae
Genus Amanita (Amanitas) Marmosa
Species Amanita citrina Marmosa murina

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute False Death-Cap Linnaeus's mouse opossum
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).

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

False Death-Cap

No description available.

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

No description available.

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