False Death-Cap vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Amanita citrina compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• False Death-Cap is Least Concern while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Amblysomus
Species	Amanita citrina	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Marley’s Golden Mole
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).

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.