False Death-Cap vs Paradox Vole

Amanita citrina compared with Microtus paradoxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Paradox Vole
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)	Cricetidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Microtus
Species	Amanita citrina	Microtus paradoxus

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Paradox Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Paradox Vole
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).

Paradox Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.