False Death-Cap vs Mongolian Hamster

Amanita citrina compared with Allocricetulus curtatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Mongolian Hamster
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)	Allocricetulus
Species	Amanita citrina	Allocricetulus curtatus

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Mongolian Hamster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Mongolian Hamster
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).

Mongolian Hamster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.