False Death-Cap vs Miller's Saki

Amanita citrina compared with Pithecia milleri

Key Differences

• False Death-Cap is Least Concern while Miller's Saki is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Miller's Saki
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Pitheciidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Pithecia
Species	Amanita citrina	Pithecia milleri

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Miller's Saki

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Miller's Saki
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).

Miller's Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.