False Death-Cap vs Noble Brush-tailed Mouse

Amanita citrina compared with Calomyscus grandis

Key Differences

• False Death-Cap is Least Concern while Noble Brush-tailed Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Noble Brush-tailed Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Calomyscidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Calomyscus
Species	Amanita citrina	Calomyscus grandis

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Noble Brush-tailed Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Noble Brush-tailed Mouse
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).

Noble Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.