False Death-Cap vs mountain gorilla

Amanita citrina compared with Gorilla beringei

Key Differences

• False Death-Cap is Least Concern while mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	mountain gorilla
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)	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Amanita citrina	Gorilla beringei

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	mountain gorilla
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 gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.