False Death-Cap vs Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat

Amanita citrina compared with Rhinolophus maclaudi

Key Differences

• False Death-Cap is Least Concern while Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat
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)	Rhinolophidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Rhinolophus
Species	Amanita citrina	Rhinolophus maclaudi

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat
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).

Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.