False Death-Cap vs Moor Macaque

Amanita citrina compared with Macaca maura

Key Differences

• False Death-Cap is Least Concern while Moor Macaque is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Moor Macaque
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)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Macaca
Species	Amanita citrina	Macaca maura

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Moor Macaque

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Moor Macaque
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).

Moor Macaque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.