False Death-Cap vs Peking Myotis

Amanita citrina compared with Myotis pequinius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Peking Myotis
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Myotis
Species	Amanita citrina	Myotis pequinius

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Peking Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Peking Myotis
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).

Peking Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.