False Death-Cap vs Little Black Serotine

Amanita citrina compared with Eptesicus andinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Little Black Serotine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Eptesicus
Species	Amanita citrina	Eptesicus andinus

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Little Black Serotine
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).

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.