False Death-Cap vs Mexican vole

Amanita citrina compared with Microtus mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Mexican vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cricetidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Microtus
Species	Amanita citrina	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Mexican vole
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 vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.