False Death-Cap vs Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

Amanita citrina compared with Anomalurus pelii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel
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)	Anomaluridae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Anomalurus
Species	Amanita citrina	Anomalurus pelii

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel
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).

Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.