False Death-Cap vs Margay

Amanita citrina compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Margay
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)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Leopardus
Species	Amanita citrina	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Margay
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).

Margay

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.