False Death-Cap vs Mexican cottontail

Amanita citrina compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Sylvilagus
Species	Amanita citrina	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Mexican cottontail
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 cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.