False Death-Cap vs Mexican Big-eared Bat

Amanita citrina compared with Corynorhinus mexicanus

Key Differences

• False Death-Cap is Least Concern while Mexican Big-eared Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Mexican Big-eared 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)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Corynorhinus
Species	Amanita citrina	Corynorhinus mexicanus

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Big-eared Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Mexican Big-eared 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).

Mexican Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.