False Death-Cap vs Niger Delta Red Colobus

Amanita citrina compared with Piliocolobus epieni

Key Differences

• False Death-Cap is Least Concern while Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Niger Delta Red Colobus
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)	Piliocolobus
Species	Amanita citrina	Piliocolobus epieni

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Niger Delta Red Colobus
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).

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.