False Death-Cap vs Maxwell's Duiker

Amanita citrina compared with Philantomba maxwellii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Maxwell's Duiker
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Philantomba
Species	Amanita citrina	Philantomba maxwellii

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Maxwell's Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Maxwell's Duiker
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).

Maxwell's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.