False Death-Cap vs Maned wolf

Amanita citrina compared with Chrysocyon brachyurus

Key Differences

• False Death-Cap is Least Concern while Maned wolf is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Maned wolf
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Chrysocyon
Species	Amanita citrina	Chrysocyon brachyurus

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Maned wolf

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Maned wolf
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).

Maned wolf

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.