False Death-Cap vs Macedonian Mouse

Amanita citrina compared with Mus macedonicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Macedonian Mouse
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)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Amanita citrina	Mus macedonicus

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Macedonian Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Macedonian Mouse
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).

Macedonian Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.