False Death-Cap vs Mountain Coati

Amanita citrina compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• False Death-Cap is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Nasua
Species	Amanita citrina	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Mountain Coati
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).

Mountain Coati

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.