False Death-Cap vs Mouse bandicoot

Amanita citrina compared with Microperoryctes murina

Key Differences

• False Death-Cap is Least Concern while Mouse bandicoot is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Mouse bandicoot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Peramelidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Microperoryctes
Species	Amanita citrina	Microperoryctes murina

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Mouse bandicoot

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Mouse bandicoot
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).

Mouse bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.