False Death-Cap vs Pale Gerbil

Amanita citrina compared with Gerbillus perpallidus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Pale Gerbil
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)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Gerbillus
Species	Amanita citrina	Gerbillus perpallidus

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Pale Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Pale Gerbil
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).

Pale Gerbil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.