False Death-Cap vs Mountain Tapir

Amanita citrina compared with Tapirus pinchaque

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Mountain Tapir
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Tapiridae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Tapirus
Species	Amanita citrina	Tapirus pinchaque

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Mountain Tapir
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 Tapir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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