False Death-Cap vs Northern Hog-badger

Amanita citrina compared with Arctonyx albogularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Northern Hog-badger
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Arctonyx
Species	Amanita citrina	Arctonyx albogularis

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Northern Hog-badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Northern Hog-badger
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).

Northern Hog-badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.